LISTS: COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES; PRIVATE
HIGH SCHOOLS
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 37 • Number 14 $3.50 July 27, 2026
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
S H O P TA L K
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
National Grid's $474M transmission
project leads a broader push to
upgrade the region's power grid
to meet the future demands of the
economy.
| 8
Keeping the lights on
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
PHOTO | EDD COTE
Entrepreneurs are playing a key
role as North Central communities
work to revitalize downtowns into
economic centers.
| 10
Small businesses, big
development
Q&A: 'The legacy
you leave
behind'
22
Colleges
under
pressure
Mass. must opt into the
Federal Scholarship Tax
Credit. | 21
ADVICE & OPINION
Chamber Corner
After the closures of Anna Maria and
Becker, Central Mass. colleges
are pursuing new strategies to
remain financially sustainable
amid intensifying headwinds.
William Pieczynski,
president of Nichols
College in Dudley
Story by Fred Hurlbrink Jr.
starts on page 12
