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Editorial

  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: Your proudest accomplishment of 2023

    Brad Kane Updated: January 8, 2024

    What was your proudest accomplishment of 2023? If the mood strikes you, email me and let me know how the last 12 months went for you

    Brad Kane Updated: January 8, 2024
  • Editorial

    Editorial: New business growth remains a strength for Central Mass.

    Updated: January 8, 2024

    Central Massachusetts certainly hasn’t been immune to these problems, particularly within the life sciences and tech industries. Yet, when looking at the much broader picture for entrepreneurs and new businesses in Worcester County and MetroWest,

    Updated: January 8, 2024
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Free tuition program needs to be permanent, to help boost college enrollment

    Updated: December 11, 2023

    Few businesses can withstand the loss of a quarter of their customer bases, and the trend experienced by the local colleges mirrors a national drop in enrollment.

    Updated: December 11, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: WooSox owners cash out, as small businesses struggle

    Brad Kane Updated: December 11, 2023

    Teams using public money to inflate their net worth is nothing new, and I don’t really fault Larry Lucchino for shopping around for the best deal. Still, it bothers me.

    Brad Kane Updated: December 11, 2023
  • Editor's Letter

    From the Editor: We all have healthcare heroes

    Brad Kane Updated: November 27, 2023

    When I walked into my son’s hospital room this past October, and nearly the first words out of my wife’s mouth were, “Honey, Mcphillips is amazing. We’re talking Riley level,” I knew we were in good hands.

    Brad Kane Updated: November 27, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Next WooSox owners should be local

    Updated: November 27, 2023

    The team has been fielding offers since 2021, but now seems like an advantageous time for Lucchino to transition the WooSox to a new ownership group.

    Updated: November 27, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: The ups and downs of the labor market

    Brad Kane Updated: November 13, 2023

    The coronavirus pandemic impacted American and global life in almost every way, ranging from big to small. For the business world, it’s safe to say the longest-lasting effect has been on the labor market.

    Brad Kane Updated: November 13, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Even in a slowdown, Central Mass. real estate remains strong

    Updated: November 13, 2023

    Central Massachusetts and the nation aren’t in a recession, at least not yet, but the economy isn’t nearly as rosy as it was during those growth years of the past decade. The red hot real estate market, which has been the hallmark of Worcester’s

    Updated: November 13, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Recognizing women business leaders

    Updated: October 16, 2023

    By most measures, much progress has been made when it comes to opportunities for women in the workplace, and there are more women in leadership positions than ever before. But has equality been achieved? Hardly.

    Updated: October 16, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: Child care costs are a business problem

    Brad Kane Updated: October 16, 2023

    In my eight years as WBJ’s editor, I’ve had some amazing reporters work in our newsroom.

    Brad Kane Updated: October 16, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Ensure the golden goose keeps laying eggs

    Updated: October 2, 2023

    Not that long ago, Worcester felt like a development desert. Coming out of the Great Recession and into the early 2010s, proposals for new multi-family and commercial developments were few and far between, to the point when the 368-unit 145 Front at

    Updated: October 2, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Fitchburg’s economic momentum is picking up steam

    Updated: September 18, 2023

    The City of Fitchburg and key community players like Fitchburg State University have been talking about revitalizing downtown for years. Fast forward to 2023, and it appears the pieces are coming together for Fitchburg’s downtown reinvention.

    Updated: September 18, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: This is not 2020

    Brad Kane Updated: September 18, 2023

    Editor Brad Kane responds to rising COVID levels and introduces the Sept. 18 print issue.

    Brad Kane Updated: September 18, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: This one hits home

    Updated: September 4, 2023

    Since my children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, their futures have occupied an extraordinary amount of my headspace.

    Updated: September 4, 2023
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Tap into the disabled workforce

    Updated: September 4, 2023

    Timothy Johnson says companies usually need some convincing to hire workers with intellectual and development disabilities, but once they do, the businesses are over the moon with the results.

    Updated: September 4, 2023
  • From the Editor

    From the Editor: The 40 Under Forty awards have been postponed

    Brad Kane Updated: August 21, 2023

    Originally slated to be announced in this Aug. 21 edition of WBJ followed by a Sept. 13 ceremony, everything is being pushed to still unspecified dates.

    Brad Kane Updated: August 21, 2023