The New England Newspaper & Press Association on Thursday and Friday awarded 11 journalism prizes to Worcester Business Journal, honoring the publication for a range of coverage including economic, diversity, coronavirus, design & opinion pieces.
WBJ News Editor Grant Welker, who won six awards overall, received a first place prize in the General News category for his Worcester s economy is catching up story looking at dozens of economic indicators comparing Worcester s recovery to similarly sized metro areas.
In the Racial & Ethnic Reporting category, Welker won second place for his Black businesses matter story, examining how the lack of support for black-owned businesses in Worcester County led to economic and social disparities. This marks the second year in a row WBJ has been honored in the Racial & Ethnic Reporting category, after former staff writer Zachary Comeau won last year for his Left behind feature on how people of color were struggling to gain a foothold in the