Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 36 • Number 25 $3.50 December 29, 2025
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
Industry trends in 2026
WBJ's reporters lay out the key issues
for next year in real estate, health
care, manufacturing, higher education,
diversity & inclusion, and craft beer &
cannabis.
Bold predictions
The WBJ newsroom makes 10
bold predictions for business news
events potentially reshaping the local
economy next year.
Central Massachusetts
Economic
Forecast 2026
For the first time since 2020, WBJ
readers say the local economy
worsened over the year, but they
see better things in 2026.
Anticipating
improvement
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