Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
Central Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 33 • Number 24 $3.50 December 26, 2022
Economic
Forecast 2023
Major industry projections
The WBJ editorial staff outlines the major
Central Massachusetts trends in real estate,
health care, diversity & inclusion, manufacturing,
energy, higher education, and housing.
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W300 trivia roundup
As part of Worcester's tercentennial, WBJ
and the Worcester Historical Museum ran a
year-long trivia contest. Try your hand at all the
trivia and meet the winners of the competition.
WBJ reader Economic Forecast
In the annual survey, WBJ readers expressed
trepidation about the coming year, although
felt shielded from the worst aspects of a down
economy, such as long-running inflation.
The Central Mass. business community
started 2022 largely with the predicted
recovery from the havoc caused by
COVID, but as the year went on, certain
aspects of the economy began to look a
little shaky, leading to a less rosy
outlook heading into 2023.
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