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Issue Highlights
On Page One
REGIONAL DEBATE: We ask local business people how to define that nebulous place called Central Massachusetts.
VALUE JUDGEMENT: New rules for appraising homes are causing big-time grief for the real estate industry.
SOLAR SOLUTIONS: Marlborough-based Evergreen Solar grapples with a glut of solar panels on the market.
News & Analysis
CABLING: Massachusetts municipalities are none too pleased about a new proposal from Verizon to put time limits on cable franchise negotiations.
POWER OUTAGE: Westborough-based battery maker Boston Power Inc. may have to shelve plans for a $100 million manufacturing plant in Auburn.
Special Focus: Education
BIG CITY: Holy Cross graduates help pay for student internships in Manhattan.
DATA DELIVERY: UMass Medical School plans a major upgrade for its data center in Shrewsbury.
GOOD-BYE BUBBLE SHEETS: Local colleges are turning away from the SATs in their admissions processes.
CHARTER CAPS: Big business gets behind increasing the number of charter schools in Massachusetts.
MONEY FOR SCHOOL: Are businesses still coughing up cash for employee education?
The List: Top Colleges and Universities in Central Massachusetts.
Shop Talk
Q&A with Jim Baum, president and CEO, Marlborough-based Netezza Corp
Staff Columns
Departments
Upcoming Issues
Aug. 24 Special Advertising Issue: Business Profiles.
Sept. 1 Issue: Special focus is 40 Under Forty. The List: Top Nonprofits in Central Mass.
Sept. 14 Issue: Special focus is Banking & Finance. The List: Top Credit Unions in Central Mass.
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Worcester Business Journal presents a special commemorative edition celebrating the 300th anniversary of the city of Worcester. This landmark publication covers the city and region’s rich history of growth and innovation.
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