Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
Central Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 31 • Number 24 $3.50 December 20, 2021
Economic
Forecast 2022
Major industry projections
Sectors like real estate, health care, and
manufacturing help drive the Central Mass.
economy. These big trends will dominate the
next year for them.
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Expert advice for next year
A lawyer, a banker, and a hypnotist all
offer words of wisdom for business profes-
sionals to start 2022 off on the right foot.
WBJ readers' Economic Forecast
In the annual survey, WBJ reader express tepid
optimism for 2022, although problems like labor
shortages and the lingering pandemic give
them pause.
Central Massachusetts and the world didn't get to move
on from COVID-19 and all its economic ramifications in
2021, but next year brings the promise of further
recovery. See what's on tap for 2022.
22 people to meet in 2022
All sorts of people will shape the region's
business community next year. Get to know
these 22 people, as they will have an outsized
role in 2022.
