Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 32 • Number 17 $2.00 September 13, 2021
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
L ISTS:
TOP MINORITY –
OWNED BUSINESSES
Losing local landlords
During the eviction moratorium,
small landlords sold properties to
less friendly corporations. | 8
Still not valuing diversity
PHOTO/MATT WRIGHT
PHOTO/EDD COTE
10 THINGS
Returning
employees to
the office|
38
S H O P TA L K
Q&A:
Passing
the baton
at YWCA
42
Cannabis regulators are still finding
industry leaders aren't prioritizing
diversity.
| 12
PHOTO/EDD COTE
Few businesses identify
as LGBTQ+owned.
Joshua Croke, from
Love Your Labels and
Action! by Design
See story by
Sloane M. Perron
on page 30
Closeted
companies