Central Region
John R. Mullin, University of Massachusetts
DATE: January 2003
SOURCE: Massachusetts Benchmarks, vol1, no.1, pp. 26-27
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ABSTRACT:
Worcester County lies at the center of Massachusetts and largely defines the Commonwealth's Central Region. Economic flows here have traditionally run north and south along the Blackstone River Valley - a natural link connecting the city of Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island. The development of new knowledge-based industries over the past decade, however, has enhanced the region's ties to the east, and especially to the Greater Boston economy.