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Editorial
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Time to start paying attention to education reform
February 18, 2019Education reform is not a topic readily coming to mind when businesses start lobbying the Massachusetts legislature for change.
February 18, 2019 
From the editorOur first Women in Leadership edition
February 18, 2019Rather than focus solely on one report, WBJ decided to look more wholly at trends surrounding women in positions of power and launched our first ever Women in Leadership edition.
February 18, 2019- Editorial
Overwhelming development in a small town
February 4, 2019Let's face it, a small town of 13,000 is going to be hard pressed to handle a request to build a $100-million, 1-million-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility.
February 4, 2019 
From the editorAre we all just on the Worcester hype train now?
February 4, 2019The Telegram now joins MassLive as the two main local mass media organizations who now regularly say Worcester is in a renaissance as a statement of fact, without any real evidence supporting the claim.
February 4, 2019
From the editorCalm under pressure
January 21, 2019Back on Jan. 6, my wife and I were in her delivery room, surrounded by about a dozen medical professionals, who seemingly appeared out of thin air, ready to perform emergency surgery.
January 21, 2019- Editorial
Oxford's Russian non-oligarch
January 21, 2019Valentin Gapontsev, the founder and CEO of Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics, sued the U.S. Treasury in December over his listing as a Russian oligarch.
January 21, 2019 - Editorial
Tax breaks are a short-term win
January 21, 2019It's easy to vilify businesses for taking tax breaks from local governments, even if they are bringing in jobs and investment
January 21, 2019 - Editorial
Duddie – truly one of a kind
January 7, 2019When David “Duddie” Massad passed away at the age of 90 on Dec. 28, it marked the end of an era for the Greater Worcester business community.
January 7, 2019 - Editorial
Promote diversity in the marijuana industry
January 7, 2019With recreational marijuana as the new hot industry in Massachusetts, expected to soon generate up to $1 billion in taxable revenue, it's easy to overlook its illicit past.
January 7, 2019 
Economic forecastMy favorite person of the year is...
December 24, 2018This year, my favorite person of the year had what most people would consider – in their most honest moments – a very bad year.
December 24, 2018- editorial
No room for error
December 10, 2018Worcester can support five sports franchises. They just have to be smart about it.
December 10, 2018 - EDITORIAL
Finding the proper use
November 26, 2018Lost in all the very much necessary discussion about the opioid crisis in Massachusetts and across the country is opioid drugs actually help people when used properly.
November 26, 2018 - Editorial
Get to know Worcester's immigrants
November 12, 2018Throughout history, our cities have absorbed a larger portion of immigrants into their new home, and today is no different.
November 12, 2018 
From the editorThe importance of immigrants
November 12, 2018WBJ this year partnered with our friends over at the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to learn more about the historic and modern impacts immigrants had in our city.
November 12, 2018- Editorial
Keep the Worcester development rolling
October 29, 2018Based on the buzz coming from the successful recruitment of the Red Sox Triple A team, the sustained increase of development activity in the city's downtown and the burgeoning foodie and entertainment scene, the city is hot as a pistol.
October 29, 2018 - Editorial
Businesses should set their own staffing levels
October 15, 2018On Nov. 6, Massachusetts voters will be tasked with deciding three ballot questions, but the one with the most reverberating impact on the Central Massachusetts economy is – by far – Question 1.
October 15, 2018
