WPI closes deal on controversial purchase of two Worcester hotels
Worcester officials have railed against WPI's purchase of two hotels, with one City Councilor describing the situation as ...
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'Pockets picked': WPI deal sparks calls to reevaluate city's relationship with colleges
The day after news spread that Worcester Polytechnic Institute had completed its $46 million purchase of two hotels at ...
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WPI finalizes purchase of 2 Worcester hotels. Here's how much it paid
On Friday, two limited liability companies whose signatory is WPI Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ...
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WPI finalizes purchase of two Worcester hotels as part of contentious plan
WPI leaders have cited a shortage of affordable and accessible housing options for students as the reason for buying the ...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Launches Nation's First Master’s Program in Explosion Protection Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a groundbreaking Master of Science in Explosion Protection Engineering, ...
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Inclusive development: The dustup over WPI’s hotel plans sparked a debate over who sits at Worcester’s tables of power
The WPI hotel-to-housing controversy sparked a secondary conversation about the organization which initially led the charge ...
Worcester city leaders at odds with WPI over purchase of two hotels
A plan by WPI to purchase two hotels and turn them into student housing has drawn rebuke from Worcester political and ...
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Hopkins Academy alum Ryan Antes making the most of final season with WPI football team
On Saturday, Hopkins Academy alum and Worcester Polytechnic Institute defensive lineman Ryan Antes tallied five tackles, a ...
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WPI makes controversial purchase of two Worcester hotels official, buys properties for combined $46M
The blowback against Worcester Polytechnic Institute from some of Worcester’s top political and business leaders has failed to dissuade the city’s largest higher educational institution from following ...
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Worcester Chamber of Commerce chief seeks answers from state on $ for WPI bid for hotels
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray sent a letter to MassDevelopment on Polytechnic Institute's bid ...
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City Council to take up speed limits, MCAS and WPI's proposed hotel buys Tuesday
The ongoing path toward lowering the city's statutory speed limit is expected to be the centerpiece of Tuesday's City Council ...
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A Worcester researcher’s fire engineering experiment is out of this world. Literally.
Professor James Urban oversaw the transfer of materials to NASA, which astronauts will use to conduct wildfire experiments on ...