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Looking into 2024, it appears more Central Massachusetts business leaders are feeling positive about the economy than they have in the recent past.
The reversal of affirmative action, along with the ongoing drop in enrollment, will create additional challenges in 2024.
Progress is being made by those who never wavered, but the commitment overall is fading.
The reverberations of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact will continue to impact the manufacturing space in 2024, as companies face challenges in adapting to supply chain shortages in certain sectors like pharmaceuticals, worker shortages, increased costs, and changing consumer trends.
Chaos would probably be a fitting description for the cannabis industry in general during 2023 and don’t expect that chaos to dissipate in 2024.
The state’s buzziest industry slowed down this year, although some sectors will do better than others next year.
Let’s face it: We’ve all been shaking off a collective funk since 2020. Heading into 2024, things seem better.
On Oct. 28, Kevin Lovaincy assumed his new role as chief equity officer for the City of Worcester, a position that had remained vacant for more than two and a half years since Stephanie Williams’ resignation. Since then, the City’s Executive Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion had undergone an overhaul reorganization spearheaded by City Manager Eric Batista. Batista has outlined six key commitments to be fulfilled by both Lovaincy and the restructured EODEI in an effort to make Worcester a more equitable and accessible city.
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