A Message from the Chair of the Board and Executive Director
Much has changed in Worcester since 1985 when the Worcester Regional Research Bureau was founded, but we have had an unchanging commitment to our mission, “to instruct the public as to the organization, activities, finances and administrative or operational problems of Greater Worcester, through non-partisan, nonpolitical and impartial research.”
As the Bureau shared earlier this year in our Reinventing Worcester report, the changes our community has been experiencing over the last thirty years are far greater and far deeper than the historic level of ongoing developments. While we’ve experienced dramatic population growth, this has kept our median age below 35 and has led to expanded racial and ethnic diversity, with increased educational attainment fueling shifts in our economy towards modern employers. As Worcester is evolving and growing, new challenges and opportunities are arising that demand public discussion and governmental attention, but that require rigorous objective analysis.
