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December 21, 2015 • Volume 25 Number 27 • www.wbjournal.com • $1.25
10 PREDICTIONS
FOR 2016:
What lies ahead for Central
Massachusetts business
and government
REPORT CARD ON
OUR '15 FORECASTS:
A year ago, we told you 10
things will happen in 2015.
See how we did.
TOP COMPANIES
OF 2015:
Look at which companies
top our lists for the last
calendar year.
INDUSTRY OUTLOOKS:
Based on 2015's news, check
out things to watch out for in
six key industry sectors.
Sponsored by:
Predicting
the future
By looking back at what
happened in 2015, we
forecast 2016's news.
2016
Results
of
our
annual
survey
begin
on
Page
5.
