Worcester Business Journal

January 27, 2025

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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 22

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