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From the EditorFrom the Editor: Small town theater nostalgia
Updated: June 10, 2024When I was growing up in a small city in Ohio, one of the main community gathering places was a single-screen movie theater on the city’s main street. With its ever-changing marquee and settled amid a few blocks of downtown commerce full of owner-
Updated: June 10, 2024- Editorial
Editorial: Huge healthcare investments
Updated: June 10, 2024UMass Chan's NERB and UMass Memorial's North Pavilion will have far-reaching impacts in the Central Massachusetts community for years to come.
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From the Editor: Climate change is coming for us all
Updated: May 27, 2024For this edition’s Focus on Energy & Sustainability, WBJ’s articles examine alternative ways of doing things, where the health of the planet is a top priority.
Updated: May 27, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: Population central
Updated: May 27, 2024The U.S. Census Bureau's mid-May release of city and county populations for 2023 prove Central Massachusetts – particularly Worcester – is an increasingly popular place.
Updated: May 27, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: The T&G is still the one
Updated: May 13, 2024Even a reduced T&G – our story reports it has about 20 journalists on staff these days – far outweighs the next closest media organization.
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From the Editor: Competing with the T&G again
Updated: May 13, 2024The T&G remains the Central Massachusetts paper of record. Since Michael McDermott started as executive editor in 2022, the T&G has started to get its groove back.
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From the Editor: The magic of moviemaking
Updated: April 15, 2024The Central Massachusetts business community loves movies just as much as anyone, but the industry just doesn’t have much of an impact here.
Updated: April 15, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: Life sciences need another $1 billion
Updated: April 15, 2024Before the state legislative session ends this year, lawmakers need to turn Gov. Maura Healey’s economic development proposal into reality.
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From the Editor: Trusting what people say
Updated: April 1, 2024For the second part of the Canal District Transformation series, we had to place a lot of trust in what people were telling us, particularly Amy Chase from the small business Crompton Collective
Updated: April 1, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: It’s the workforce, stupid
Updated: April 1, 2024We can’t afford an exodus of younger workers, and key to prevent that is to make housing more affordable. NIMBY may be a proud Massachusetts tradition, but leaving development of more affordable housing options up to each town is insufficient.
Updated: April 1, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: Preserve the Canal District magic
Updated: March 18, 2024While it’s hard to argue against Polar Park’s economic impact on the neighborhood, the Worcester Red Sox will be the first to admit the Canal District was already trending upward as a funky urban center before they decided to move.
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From the Editor: Polar Park, following the numbers
Updated: March 18, 2024We weren’t being anti-Worcester. We were just following the research. For the latest analysis on the Polar Park project, WBJ has some new research, showing how property values have risen drastically since 2021.
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From the Editor: Compassion, bravery, weed, and what makes for a Business Leader of the Year
Updated: March 4, 2024Ulysses Youngblood was the star of the Worcester Homecoming panel, largely because he disagreed with everyone in a very constructive way.
Updated: March 4, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: Health care's problems are far beyond one greedy executive
Updated: March 4, 2024Steward Health Care and Dr. Ralph de la Torre may be deserving of this public thrashing, but it risks overlooking the much larger issues in Massachusetts health care: COVID funding masked structural funding issues for hospitals, especially the
Updated: March 4, 2024 - Editorial
Editorial: Embrace the new normal of borrowing costs
Updated: February 19, 2024The tight economy may be loosening soon, but in order for that to happen, Central Massachusetts business leaders will need to embrace a new normal of borrowing costs and move forward with their plans.
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Opinion
From the Editor: The next evolution of craft beer
February 19, 2024Now that the Central Massachusetts craft beer industry has grown up, it has entered the next phase of its evolution: corporatization.
February 19, 2024
