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OpinionViewpoint: Priorities for the lame duck Congress
Updated: November 25, 2024After a long and brutally divisive election season, Congress now returns to Capitol Hill for the final weeks of the 118th Congress, often referred to as the lame duck session. After an historically unproductive two years, the to-do list remains long.
Updated: November 25, 2024
OpinonViewpoint: My friend Frank Carroll
Updated: November 11, 2024In late October, we saw the passing of Francis R. "Frank" Carroll, a favorite son of Worcester and one of its truly outstanding citizens.
Updated: November 11, 2024
OpinionViewpoint: Do you need to fear retirement?
Updated: October 14, 2024People are viewing retirement as a chance for new experiences and new opportunities, rather than a time to simply wind down. But if you’re going to make the most of your retirement, which could last two or even three decades, you need to be
Updated: October 14, 2024
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Unemployment rate plateaus
Updated: September 30, 2024Mass. unemployment rate decreased in August to 4.5%, but the state rate remains higher than the national average of 4.6%.
Updated: September 30, 2024
OpinionViewpoint: Interest rate reduction signals shift in post-COVID economy
Updated: September 30, 2024The U.S. and Massachusetts economies are shifting from the post-COVID period of rising prices, a white-hot employment market, and giddy consumers to one of slowing growth and rising unemployment.
Updated: September 30, 2024
OpinionViewpoint: The power of authenticity: Building truly empowering workplaces
Updated: September 16, 2024Many organizations aim to recruit and retain individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds. However, simply increasing the numbers of underrepresented and marginalized individuals within a workforce does not guarantee success.
Updated: September 16, 2024
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: IPG's executive departure
Updated: September 16, 2024Alexander Ovtchinnikov, senior vice president and chief technology officer at IPG Photonics Corp., is the second executive from the Marlborough-based company to retire within the past three months as IPG's new CEO attempts to combat the effects of
Updated: September 16, 2024
OpinionViewpoint: Small towns as business incubators, part 1
Updated: September 2, 2024Small towns have undergone dramatic change, from being the center of the universe for area farms to becoming isolated bedroom neighborhoods of larger city centers.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Nashoba Valley closure's domino effect
Updated: September 2, 2024Community members warn of the domino effect caused by the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, which will exacerbate the healthcare crisis.
Updated: September 2, 2024-
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Viewpoint: Small towns as business incubators, parts 2&3
Updated: September 2, 2024Small business development efforts have found that one of the most successful support structures for business growth and success have been business incubators.
Updated: September 2, 2024 
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Highest-paid CEO in Central Mass.
Updated: July 22, 2024For the third year in a row, TJX Cos. Inc. President and CEO Ernie Herrman was the highest-paid CEO in Central Massachusetts. Herrman earned $22.2 million in total compensation for fiscal 2023, nearly 1,496 times more than the corporation’s median
Updated: July 22, 2024
OpinionViewpoint: Good news about local news
Updated: June 24, 2024Yes, newspapers, the institutions we generally think of when considering the state of media, have seen more than their share of declines. However, most of us who care about local news and for a generation have been longing for what was, we are
Updated: June 24, 2024
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Central Mass. business confidence rising
Updated: June 24, 2024Central Massachusetts business leaders are mildly optimistic as to where the economy has gone and is going in 2024. According to results from WBJ's Midyear Economic Survey, 64% of respondents said the local economy would improve either significantly
Updated: June 24, 2024
ViewpointViewpoint: Getting state diversity certification is worth it for your business
Updated: June 10, 2024While the application process can be long with exhaustive documentation and wait times, the opportunities it unlocks absolutely make it worth it.
Updated: June 10, 2024
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Cannabis Control Commission drama
Updated: June 10, 2024Tensions were high at a May 23 Cannabis Control Commission meeting when one commission said another another had done something to create intense upheaval, discord, and instability.
Updated: June 10, 2024
ViewpointViewpoint: Why women mentors should pick male mentees
Updated: May 27, 2024A female mentor may both wield skills differently than men and may be more likely to invest in their mentee’s development.
Updated: May 27, 2024
