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wbjournal.com | October 19, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 39 A great banking relationship? You'll know it when you see it. Pictured: Elyson dos Santos, Rockland Trust Business Banker Marc Catanese, Owner of X-Golf Worcester Member FDIC To learn more, visit: RocklandTrust.com/BusinessSupport B U S I N E S S L E A D E R S H I P S U M M I T S E R I E S L E A D I N G T H R O U G H THE AGE OF AI Wed, Oct 28 8:00 AM–1:30 PM Whitinsville Golf Club Whitinsville™ MA Stay in control of your AI. Not the other way around. A half-day, hands-on workshop for owners & executives. C L A R I TY Know where AI fits in your work C I C Trust yourself to lead with AI C T R L Your role, your team, your call C A A I L I TY See what AI can do for your future Kham Inthirath AI Advisor Guy Builds AI around how you lead Lynn Whitney-Turner CORE XP Helps you lead through change Leave with your own AI assistant. $199 members · $249 future members Lunch and Safe AI & Governance Guide included blackstonevalley.org/events R E S E RV E YO U R S E AT Presenting sponsor City of Worcester 2002 $1,020,010,000 $335,735,300 $4,984,353,200 2003 $1,035,840,000 $346,207,400 $5,912,081,300 2004 $1,095,918,200 $350,283,400 $7,036,273,400 2005 $1,190,568,900 $359,320,200 $8,498,913,300 2006 $1,398,353,600 $429,050,800 $9,445,222,700 2007 $1,481,697,400 $432,476,000 $10,312,440,900 2008 $1,471,965,400 $443,442,800 $10,462,845,300 2009 $1,477,436,400 $455,813,100 $9,816,041,700 2010 $1,482,946,949 $433,955,303 $8,585,028,213 2011 $1,493,686,290 $442,722,823 $8,495,190,076 2012 $1,960,765,913 $567,013,065 $8,157,508,825 2013 $1,931,240,336 $546,003,855 $7,817,606,588 2014 $2,006,883,465 $528,430,575 $7,902,179,543 2015 $2,019,446,684 $510,423,795 $7,940,488,559 2016 $1,977,338,972 $505,804,324 $8,000,020,549 2017 $2,125,650,759 $497,335,784 $8,868,131,563 2018 $2,176,406,947 $506,487,687 $9,314,529,780 2019 $2,203,040,288 $522,866,557 $9,999,307,558 2020 $2,284,361,858 $536,610,232 $10,948,970,167 2021 $2,258,092,165 $533,580,801 $12,150,548,879 2022 $2,476,423,002 $662,915,666 $13,858,703,672 2023 $2,525,072,986 $667,907,812 $16,078,720,445 2024 $2,774,127,113 $784,865,217 $17,554,368,282 2025 $2,932,861,967 $872,623,099 $19,207,533,542 2026 $2,976,323,422 $883,874,909 $19,978,985,478 Source: Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Division of Local Services Worcester's property values, since 2002 Year Commercial Industrial Residential Year Commercial Industrial Residential