Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
September 28, 2020 Volume 31 • Number 18 $2.00
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News
Slavery's legacy in the Central Mass. economy
10 THINGS
Staying
connected during
a pandemic. | 24
THE L ISTS:
TOP MORTGAGE
LENDERS
Central Mass. neighborhoods left behind
Worcester yet to finalize PawSox deal, while scope of surrounding
development shrinks and is delayed
Story by Grant Welker, page 6
During the nation's prolonged period of economic growth, several
Census tracts in Worcester County stagnated or regressed.
| 18
Like the rest of the county, Greater Worcester had ties to slavery, whose
remnants are still being dealt with today. | 10
