Professional Services

David Crowley, a prominent member of the family which runs both Polar Beverages and Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, has passed away.

The Central Massachusetts region’s tourism agency is now fighting for the attention of Times Square tourists with a new ad campaign.

"This case presents important and undecided questions concerning the removal of a commissioner from an independent agency of the Commonwealth. It presents a number of issues of first impression, as the enabling statute of the Commission has never been construed by this Court," lawyers for O'Brien wrote in their new filing.

A months-long WBJ investigation shows how a dysfunctional agency hollowed out by turnover, bogged down by infighting, and plagued by a fuzzy leadership structure is impeding businesses in a struggling industry.

They say you can't judge a book by its cover. But newspapers — what choice do you have? Here are some of the best, most interesting, most important, most impactful — and hopefully most enjoyable — Worcester Business Journal covers over the last 35 years, starting with the first one.

WBJ sources over the past 35 years have contributed memorable sentiments.

In 2016, 53.6% of Massachusetts voters cast a ballot in favor of legalizing marijuana like alcohol, kicking off the creation of an industry that has so far led to more than $6 billion in sales.

As leaders, they ably represented two of Central Massachusetts’ longest-running institutions: each intricately tied to Isaiah Thomas. One turned his bequeathed library into the world’s preeminent repository of pre-20th-century print materials in what is now the United States. The other invoked the patriot printer’s name for its annual award to citizens who serve Worcester with distinction.

WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.

As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.