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Editor, Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com
News Editor, Grant Welker,
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(Real estate, higher education)
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Emily Micucci,
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CON T EN TS
5 Sponsor Letter from
Quinsigamond
Community College
6 A New Way of Doing Things
Long-time worker retirements open the
door for new people and ideas
13 Luxury Manufacturing
A Leominster jewelry maker uses
ancient materials to achieve global
dominance
19 10 Inter view Mistakes to Avoid
20 Changing the Narrative
The manufacturing industry still
struggles with shaking its 40-year-old
stereotypes
23 The 9 Steps to a Manufacturing
Career
24 Special Sponsors Section
Profiles of Central Mass. manufacturers
53 Largest Central Mass. Manufacturers
54 State & Industry Resources for
Manufacturers
57 Higher-Ed Resources for Manufacturers
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