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Editorial
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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 
Letter from the editorAn outstanding woman in business
October 15, 2018Kris Prosser is the driving force behind all of WBJ's events, not just Outstanding Women in Business.
October 15, 2018- EDITORIAL
Let’s get creative
October 1, 2018In the last decade, Central Massachusetts has become a hot spot for creative restaurateurs, brewers and distillers growing their locally owned establishments. Who knew that's where we'd find a niche that's really building the region's brand.
October 1, 2018 
Letter from the editorMy new obsession with noodles
October 1, 2018It may not be Manhattan or even Brooklyn, but Worcester's restaurant scene certainly keeps me satisfied.
October 1, 2018- Editorial
Don't fear marijuana
September 17, 2018Even though marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts for six years, old stigmas die hard.
September 17, 2018 - Editorial
The long game with the WooSox
September 3, 2018Worcester's own campaign to wrest the Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate out from its 48-year home in Rhode Island has been a surprise success. The financial details, from the city's perspective, appear less successful.
September 3, 2018 
From the editorNot to harsh your PawSox buzz, but…
September 3, 2018This is where my thoughts drifted during the excitement following the PawSox announcement: What is the tax rate going to do now?
September 3, 2018- EDITORIAL
Third in the Northeast, 70th in the nation
August 20, 2018Yes, coming in 70th out of 100 in Magnify Money's ranking is bad. Yet, looking strictly at major metro areas in the Northeast, Worcester metro came in third behind Boston and Washington, D.C.
August 20, 2018 - Editorial
Central Mass is better off without a casino
August 6, 2018Central Massachusetts is square in the middle of a robust gaming market without a casino to call our own. But, really, we don't need one.
August 6, 2018 
From the EditorSay nice things about Trump
July 23, 2018Personally, I find the way Trump conducts himself to be shameful, and his policies are mean-spirited and self-serving; but as professional journalists, we need to understand both sides and tell our stories fairly.
July 23, 2018- Editorial
The best defense is a good offense
July 23, 2018The state's affordable housing laws create a nightmare scenario for Central Massachusetts cities and towns who can see added density and out-of-place developments come into their community with little restriction.
July 23, 2018 - Editorial
Embrace the grand bargain
June 25, 2018We've previously said a $15 minimum wage would be an important step forward for the state's businesses, and the grand bargain smartly spreads the increase over five years.
June 25, 2018 
ViewpointThe value of Notre Dame
June 25, 2018One of these days, the ultimate fate of Notre Dame des Canadiens in Worcester may be decided, not by appeals to preserve an irreplaceable landmark, but by the very unsubtle destruction wrought by those in control of large machines.
June 25, 2018
