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Opinion
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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 
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: 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: 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
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: 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
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: The Central Mass. housing market
Updated: April 3, 2023Obstacles like high interest rates and a lack of inventory get in the way of buying a home.
Updated: April 3, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Women in Brewing
Updated: March 20, 2023Central Massachusetts breweries celebrate Women's History month by releasing female-led beers and making donations to organizations helping women in brewing.
Updated: March 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Biden's asylum ban is not the answer
Updated: March 20, 2023his is completely contrary to our fundamental values of providing refuge to those who are fleeing persecution, violence, or other threats.
Updated: March 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Collaboration is key in strengthening the workforce across Mass.
Updated: March 6, 2023Since employers are struggling to find skilled labor, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce this year published a study focusing on workforce growth barriers, especially those related to geography, skills, and work-life balance.
Updated: March 6, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: UMass vs. UMass
Updated: March 6, 2023A legal battle is being fought between UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health over millions of dollars from UMass Memorial’s 2019 sale of its stake in Shields Health Solutions to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Updated: March 6, 2023
