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Editorial
From the EditorFrom the Editor: This is not 2020
Updated: September 18, 2023Editor Brad Kane responds to rising COVID levels and introduces the Sept. 18 print issue.
Updated: September 18, 2023- Editorial
Editorial: Fitchburg’s economic momentum is picking up steam
Updated: September 18, 2023The 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 - Editorial
Editorial: Tap into the disabled workforce
Updated: September 4, 2023Timothy 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.
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From the Editor: This one hits home
Updated: September 4, 2023Since my children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, their futures have occupied an extraordinary amount of my headspace.
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From the Editor: The 40 Under Forty awards have been postponed
Updated: August 21, 2023Originally 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.
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Editorial: Maternity care needs more than just an angry coalition
Updated: August 21, 2023These are signs our healthcare system, from national to local, is falling apart. We need a strong coalition of business, community, and political leaders to tackle the many problems causing this threatening level of strain.
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From the Editor: Reporting on month-old news
Updated: July 24, 2023When the news of the Supreme Court’s decision broke, we in the WBJ newsroom wrote it up for WBJournal.com. Even though we pride ourselves in being intensely focused on local business news, the decision was too massive for us not to mention it.
Updated: July 24, 2023 - Editorial
Editorial: Higher ed is a strategically important industry in Central Mass.
Updated: July 24, 2023Even though the entire industry totals just 15 colleges and universities through Central Massachusetts, higher education remains a strategically important industry and plays a critical role in the region’s economy.
Updated: July 24, 2023 - Editorial
Editorial: We’re not out of the woods yet
Updated: June 26, 2023Despite the many headwinds - like the war in Ukraine and a steep rise in interest rates – unemployment remains incredibly low, and businesses are still hiring as they look to fill key positions and meet persistent demand.
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From the Editor: Everything is going to be ok
Updated: June 26, 2023WBJ decided to publish a Midyear Economic Update on the local business community, to see how all the major events so far in 2023 impacted people’s feelings about the rest of this year.
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From the Editor: A cannabis future without stigma
Updated: June 12, 2023Dispensaries would be as common as liquor stores, discussion around cannabis use would be as tolerated as drinking wine, and cannabis cafes would dot the landscape as bars do now.
Updated: June 12, 2023 - Editorial
Editorial: Housing push needs local cooperation
Updated: June 12, 2023Massachusetts needs housing. As one of her main efforts to alleviate the increasingly unaffordable cost of buying and renting housing, Gov. Maura Healey has prioritized building new homes throughout Mass.
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From the Editor: A focus on energy & sustainability
Updated: May 29, 2023With energy at the forefront of Central Mass. business leaders’ minds as prices have spiked in the last two years, WBJ decided to renew its focus on sustainability.
Updated: May 29, 2023 - Editorial
Editorial: A rocky road toward a green economy
Updated: May 29, 2023With no magic bullet on the horizon, achieving the Massachusetts clean energy objectives will require a multi-pronged approach, with a blend of carrots and sticks to massively accelerate the rate of change.
Updated: May 29, 2023 - Editorial
Editorial: Worcester steps up funding on diversity initiatives
Updated: May 15, 2023The City of Worcester is stepping up its commitment with an important vote of support: increasing the money behind its DEI efforts.
Updated: May 15, 2023 
From the EditorFrom the Editor: Noah, the devourer of carbs
Updated: May 15, 2023There’s a lot to like in hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur Chuck Brown’s quest to turn his home businesses into a sustainable retail shop, particularly because he provides a product that’s seemingly everywhere but at the same time very difficult to find
Updated: May 15, 2023
