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Opinion
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ViewpointViewpoint: Franchises offer vital economic opportunities
Updated: July 24, 2023As small businesses continue to navigate the post-COVID economic landscape, there is an often-overlooked sector of the economy potentially key to the revitalization of Main Street America: franchises.
Updated: July 24, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Pessimism about the economy
Updated: July 24, 2023Amid continuing economic concerns, business pessimism is on the rise in the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index.
Updated: July 24, 2023
OpinionViewpoint: Raising businesses and communities higher: The value of nonprofit board service
July 20, 2023When businesses are looking for new ways to grow, an effective – and often overlooked – strategy is to help a local nonprofit organization by having employees participate as board members.
July 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Health inequities are a $6B economic problem
Updated: June 26, 2023The first question for health foundations: What is causing racial disparities and inequities in health?
Updated: June 26, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Clark's anonymous donation
Updated: June 26, 2023Clark University received a $1 million anonymous donation for a new honors program, which is launching a pilot in the fall semester.
Updated: June 26, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Cannabis dispensary closures
Updated: June 12, 2023Multistate operator Trulieve is closing three cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts, including in Worcester and Framingham.
Updated: June 12, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Why UMass Memorial needs to close maternity services in Leominster
Updated: June 12, 2023Maternity care is highly specialized and requires continuous and consistent coverage. The advanced nature of these services, combined with existing labor shortages and the steadily declining number of births at the hospital, has heightened the
Updated: June 12, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Small businesses remain bullish for 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023Despite economic headwinds, small business owners in Worcester and elsewhere are confident in their abilities to manage their businesses through difficult times.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Mass. GDP growth slowing
Updated: May 29, 2023Growth of the Massachusetts GDP is slowing, causing anxiety across industries.
Updated: May 29, 2023
OpinionViewpoint: The benefits of a four-day workweek
Updated: May 29, 2023Our U.S. work environment desperately needs a makeover. Although there is no magic pill, one potential solution is a four-day workweek.
Updated: May 29, 2023- Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Andrew Zimbalist responds to Polar Park article
May 16, 2023Andrew Zimbalist, the economics professor at Smith College in Northampton who served as a consultant for the City of Worcester in the Polar Park baseball stadium, wrote this letter in response to a WBJ article about an academic study critical of the
May 16, 2023 
Editorial cartoonA Thousand Words: Community Healthlink closures
Updated: May 15, 2023A state inspection of three Community Healthlink substance abuse programs led to their suspension and a halt of new admissions. Eighty layoffs are anticipated and the Worcester organization’s president is leaving her role.
Updated: May 15, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Tax code is stifling R&D
Updated: May 15, 2023The New England Council firmly believes the new R&D amortization requirement will halt and harm our region’s continued growth and leadership on the global stage.
Updated: May 15, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Downtown Worcester development
Updated: April 17, 2023Developers in Worcester rushed to file plans with the Worcester Planning Board before the implementation of Inclusionary Zoning. The planning board has been very receptive to plans for multifamily residential developments in Worcester.
Updated: April 17, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Supporting the transition to electric vehicles
Updated: April 17, 2023For over a decade, Unitil has visualized our role in a renewable energy future as serving as the enabling platform for our customers and to play a key role in unlocking the full potential of emerging technologies. We can transform the way people
Updated: April 17, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: The U.S. has lost its edge on chips manufacturing. We want the Northeast to win it back.
Updated: April 3, 2023Forty years ago, the U.S. was a global leader in manufacturing semiconductors and microelectronics. We not only invented the technology, we invested in research and produced 40% of the world’s chips. Today, the U.S. makes just 10%.
Updated: April 3, 2023
