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Editorial
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From the EditorFrom the editor: Why we give extra scrutiny to Polar Park
Updated: January 24, 2022If a government is going to give $160 million toward enticing one single business, particularly a small company with less than 50 full-time employees operating seasonally, there needs to be transparency and accountability for that deal, to ensure it
Updated: January 24, 2022- editorial
Editorial: The price of a hot market
Updated: January 10, 2022Over the last few decades, waiting for housing prices to rise any more than the low single digits in Worcester was like waiting for Godot. But that’s not true anymore.
Updated: January 10, 2022 -
From the Editor
I wish we could live in Worcester
January 10, 2022While we could have afforded an appropriate Worcester home in 2015, the market is out of reach for us in 2022.
January 10, 2022 - opinion
Editorial: Adapt or die
Updated: December 6, 2021If the coronavirus pandemic has taught the Central Massachusetts business community anything, it is the need for owners and executives to stay on their toes, don’t panic, act decisively, and take advantage of new opportunities as the landscape
Updated: December 6, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: Get our healthcare system more funding
Updated: November 22, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a multitude of problems long lingering in the healthcare system: staffing shortages, racial inequities, increasing mental health needs, lack of access, lack of funding, rising costs, mistrust in the medical
Updated: November 22, 2021 
From the EditorMy son, in crisis
Updated: November 22, 2021It’s easy to discuss problems like mental healthcare shortages in abstract terms, looking at funding dollars, available beds, and impacted patients; but all those numbers are personal to many, many people. WBJ Editor Brad Kane opens up on the number
Updated: November 22, 2021- editorial
Editorial: The legacy of Valentin Gapontsev
Updated: November 8, 2021On Oct. 22, a titan of the Central Massachusetts economy passed away. Valentin Gapontsev, the founder, chairman, and former CEO of Oxford fiber laser manufacturer IPG Photonics, died at age 82, leaving a legacy of scientific exploration,
Updated: November 8, 2021 - Editorial
Editorial: Cannabis is an economic development tool
Updated: October 11, 2021The various cannabis businesses in and around Central Massachusetts – which include dispensaries, cultivation facilities, manufacturing plants, and testing labs – have proved themselves to be strong supporters of their communities.
Updated: October 11, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: Worcester must play a better hand at the bargaining table
Updated: September 27, 2021Worcester is in a position of strength. The city has a better hand to play at the table, and it is important the city plays it well.
Updated: September 27, 2021 -
From the Editor
The limitations of being a white man
Updated: September 13, 2021As a white male, can I effectively lead reporting on diversity & inclusion in the Central Mass. business community? Sure. Would I be better at it if I were someone from an historically excluded group? Absolutely.
Updated: September 13, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: The Saint Vincent Hospital strike has no winners, only losers
Updated: September 13, 2021By most measures we outside of the fracas can see, the strike is a failure. And, we mean a failure on both sides.
Updated: September 13, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: Fight the workforce shortage with pay increases, training, promotion and engagement
Updated: August 16, 2021Much like the hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and construction industries right now, the social service nonprofit sector is facing a staffing shortage. Particularly for human services caregivers, the pay is low, the job is hard, and the
Updated: August 16, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: The rise of a young nonprofit
Updated: July 26, 2021Not that long ago, the nonprofit Legendary Legacies was little more than just a whiteboard idea from Co-founder Ron Waddell, at the time an employee of the Worcester Community Action Council.
Updated: July 26, 2021 - editorial
Editorial: Keep the good rules from the state of emergency
Updated: June 21, 2021The end of the Massachusetts state of emergency on June 15 was a welcomed relief throughout the commonwealth, and represented a milestone in our continued recovery from the coronavirus.
Updated: June 21, 2021 -
Letter from the Editor
Don’t blame the extra $300 unemployment
Updated: June 7, 2021In less than a year, employers went from holding hands with their employees saying, “We’re all in this together,” even as companies were laying off their workers begging them to understand, to now employers saying, “People are just lazy and entitled
Updated: June 7, 2021 - editorial
The economy is bouncing back, unevenly
Updated: June 7, 2021The steep economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic hit hard and fast. The recovery is proving to be a lot more herky jerky, but signs of progress abound.
Updated: June 7, 2021
