Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
Cameras,
not guns
HollyWoo Studios aims
to provide creative
outlets for youth. | 22
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 35 • Number 15 $3.50 July 22, 2024
Over 140 years since its
invention in Worcester,
the once-fading pastime
is bringing new energy.
6
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
Candlepin comeback
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
The new president
Donna Hodge looks to provide more
pathways for non-traditional students
at Fitchburg State. | 15
PHOTO | COURTESY OF FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
L IST: LARGEST
COLLEGES &
UNIVERSITIES
Training the AI workforce
Central Mass. universities are infusing
AI in curricula, as they navigate the
new tech themselves. | 12
Breaking down
Barriers
Mass. is amending citizenship
requirements to help immigrant-
owned businesses obtain diversity
certifications.
Kelly Mittal,
founder of
myKidzDay
See story by Mica
Kanner-Mascolo
on Page 10.