Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
LIST: LARGEST
NORTH CENTRAL
MASS. EMPLOYERS
PRESS START
Central Mass. bar arcades look to
cash in on nostalgia. | 10
Passing the torch
With two new leaders, Fitchburg's
effort to revitalize downtown enters
its next phase. | 12
GUEST COLUMN
PHOTO | COURTESY OF FREE PLAY
Workplace
discrimination
is everyone's
business. | 19
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 36 • Number 2 $3.50 January 27, 2025
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
Q&A: Fitchburg
firm shares small
businesses' stories.
E N R O L L M E N T
surge
Amid decade-high enrollment growth, Mount Wachusett Community
College is turning to wraparound services to keep students on track.
See story by Mica Kanner-Mascolo on Page 14.
Mount Wachusett Community
College enrollment
1,000
2,000
3000
4,000
5,000
6,000
'15 '16 '17 '19 '18 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24
Total students
Full-time equivalent enrollment
4,709
2,157
Source: Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
PHOTO | EDD COTE
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