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Despite slow and steady progress toward addressing gender disparities in the professional world, much work remains to be done toward equality in the workplace.
As a news organization, WBJ can’t dictate the gender of the people making news every day. However, a point of pride during my nine-year tenure as editor has been WBJ’s coverage of all aspects of the Central Massachusetts business community,
Four years ago, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and the ensuing national reckoning on race, business and political leaders in Central Massachusetts and across the nation were falling over themselves
The life sciences industry is in the middle of a rough patch. Following a frenzied expansion in the wake of the COVID pandemic, the industry centered around the Cambridge-Boston global hub is experiencing a right sizing, leading to layoffs and
People not reading anything more than just the headline has been a longstanding problem in journalism.
It was shocking to see Worcester city and business leaders fire a double-barrell shotgun blast at Worcester Polytechnic Institute over the college’s plans to convert two hotels near its campus in the Gateway Park neighborhood into student housing.
In Worcester, a city defined by the flow of immigrants over the centuries, and throughout Central Mass., immigrants start businesses at a higher rate than natural-born residents, according to a 2018 joint report by the Worcester Regional Research
Even though very few companies are actually using AI now – a U.S. Census Bureau survey from November found only about 4% of businesses are using the technology – the anticipation is many, many more will use it in the future.
Economic projections and forecasts are a funny exercise. Trying to predict how the economy will look in the future is certainly a worthy effort, and many professionals’ lives are centered around figuring out what comes next for business and industry.
In U.S. election years, little on the political front seems to be subtle or nuanced. Complex policy proposals can easily get whittled down to single sound bites, as partisans cast fear when attacking the other side’s position. However, there seems
When 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-
UMass Chan's NERB and UMass Memorial's North Pavilion will have far-reaching impacts in the Central Massachusetts community for years to come.
The 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.
For 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.
The 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.
Even a reduced T&G – our story reports it has about 20 journalists on staff these days – far outweighs the next closest media organization.