wbjournal.com | April 21, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 23
An award-winning publication!
The New England Newspaper & Press Association honored Worcester Business
Journal for its broad range of coverage of Central Massachusetts business with
seven awards during the annual Better Newspaper competition.
Worcester
Business
Journal
WBJ
Outstanding Women in Business
15th anniversary edition
designed by Mitchell Hayes
Outstanding women have
been the focus of this special
edition for 15 years now,
and Hayes' design work
accentuates the storytelling
of these amazing Central
Mass. leaders.
Canal District Transformation
two-part series
by Eric Casey
Eric Casey dove deep into
the impact Polar Park has
had on the Canal District,
highlighting how property
values have changed and
how the neighborhood is
looking to keep its edge as
new businesses move in.
2nd place: BUSINESS/
ECONOMIC REPORTING
1st place: OVERALL DESIGN
& PRESENTATION OF A
SPECIAL SECTION
May 13, 2024 designed by
Mitchell Hayes
Mitch Hayes continues his
impressive streak of regional and
national design contest wins,
winning the overall award for his
work in every edition of WBJ.
1st place: OVERALL DESIGN
& PRESENTATION OF A
SPECIAL SECTION
www.wbjournal.com
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News
3rd Place:
TRANSPORTATION
REPORTING
- Eric Casey
3rd Place:
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
REPORTING
- Eric Casey
3rd Place:
SPECIAL SECTION:
POWER 100
- WBJ Staff
3rd Place:
GENERAL NEWS STORY
- Katherine Hamilton
