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September 17, 2012
Focus On Banking & Finance

Post-Recession, Region’s Banks Gaining Strength

Emily Micucci

Data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) shows that, as a whole, community banks in the region have weathered stormy economic conditions in recent years and appear to be thriving.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Planning Meetings

    Meeting planning is a thankless job. For the small business owner, executive assistant or anyone else who has to consult with multiple people with multiple calendar limitations to set a time, day and place — you know what we mean.

  • Hudson’s Hypertronics Makes Presence Felt On Mars

    Hudson-based Hypertronics Corp., which makes electrical connectors, is no stranger to having its products launched into orbit.

  • MetroWest Office Vacancies Rose In 2Q2012

    Vacancies in the western Interstate 495 region climbed 1.2 percent to their highest level in two years in the second quarter, fueled by Fidelity Investments departure of one of its smaller Marlborough locations, according to real estate firm Richa

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Lower-Income-Area Lending Deals Not Always Grabbed By Credit Unions

    Credit unions whose members predominantly reside in lower-income areas can qualify for big benefits that other credit unions, especially larger ones, would envy.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Business Tax Breaks: Help Vs. Harm

    Kurt Wise Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    What role do business tax breaks play in our state's economic development strategy? And how has this role changed over time?

  • Can Pro Baseball Be A Hit in Worcester?

    Emily Micucci

    The Worcester Tornadoes rapidly unraveled in August, as mounting lawsuits over its finances prompted the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball to strip the team of its membership.

  • Coalition Appeals To End Amazon’s Sales Tax Edge

    State House News Service

    A coalition led by retailers in Massachusetts is renewing its push for Amazon to start paying sales taxes to Massachusetts for online purchases, hoping collections can begin before the holiday shopping season.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Goin' Mobile: Central Mass. Banks Find Value, Customer Convenience Of Mobile Apps

    The rise of smartphones has given companies the opportunity to connect with customers anywhere and at any time.

  • The New Age Of Local News: Newcomers Battle For Worcester-Area Media Landscape

    A mere 16 months ago, AOL's hyperlocal Patch.com was the newest Internet player serving the local news market.While Patch is still going strong with a dozen Central Massachusetts websites, the media landscape is shifting quickly.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations: Sept. 17

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from June 16-30, 2012. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.ACTON

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Taking A Double Dose Of Change: Q&A With Dr. Michael F. Collins, Chancellor, UMass Medical School

    Rick Saia

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  • Photo Finish
    Photo Finish

    Photo Finish: Sept. 17

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Inventory Tax A Barrier To Growth

    Mike Hruby Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Last month, New Jobs for Massachusetts published a report showing that eliminating Massachusetts' state and local inventory tax could trigger creation of 56,400 new middle-class jobs.

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    The New Networking: Meet People Just To Know Them

    Ken Cook

    For details on this approachto business development, visit www.peertopeeradvisors.com.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Health Care Industry Must Drive Cost Containment

    Like it or not, the health care industry in Massachusetts will face heavy scrutiny now that the Legislature and Gov. Deval Patrick have forged ahead with a bill designed to contain the growth of medical costs.

  • Accolades & Honors: Sept. 17

    David J. Bousquet, chief of police at Worcester-based Becker College, was elected North Atlantic regional director of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

  • WBJ Talk Back: E.L. Harvey Fine, Bad Jobs, STEM Education

    ON THE HARSH SIDEOne reader felt the recent fine levied by the state on Westborough trash hauler E.L.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Tax Breaks And Paybacks: TIFs Cost Towns, Yet They Embrace Long-Term Values

    Emily Micucci

    Tax increment finance (TIF) agreements are used in most U.S. states to encourage companies to expand and invest in capital improvements, in turn creating jobs and adding to the tax bases.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    More Regulation Fuels New Merger Activity Involving Central Mass. Institutions

    The current economic and regulatory climate seems to have the makings of the perfect storm that makes bank mergers and acquisitions appealing for the financial institution on both ends of a deal.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How To Pitch To Private Investors

    Neil C. Gould Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Are you looking for someone to invest in your business and inject it with needed capital?

  • Report Cites Manufacturing Growth In Mass.

    Emily Micucci

    Manufacturing has taken a hard hit over the last decade but there are signs that it's making a modest comeback across Massachusetts, according to a manufacturing report card released by Northeastern University last week.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    EMC Chief Puts Off Retirement

    Joseph Tucci must like his job as president and CEO of EMC Corp., the largest private employer in the region. Though he turns 65 this year, it appears the highest paid CEO in Central Massachusetts won't be retiring anytime soon.

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Today's Poll

Do you think of Worcester as a startup hub?
Poll Description

This week, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and entrepreneurial hub Auxilium will launch StartUp Week Worcester, a multi-day event with tours, workshops, and a collegiate pitch competition. The event is part of the city’s greater effort to bring more attention to its burgeoning startup scene. Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives has been a leader in bringing more young startups to the region and just saw the opening of the offices of investment firm Conifer Life Sciences at MBI.

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