Issue Highlights
On Page One
PRICE WARS – Home sellers in smaller communities in Central Massachusetts are still cutting prices in order to make deals happen.
SURPLUS PRESSURE – Controversy sparks up around excess assets at the state’s hospitals, including UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
GREEN WASH – Veterans Inc. in Worcester has received federal funds to train workers in environmentally friendly jobs.
News & Analysis
PRIVATE V. PUBLIC – Protonex Technology Corp. of Southborough has left the public markets in search of cost savings.
BAKED DELIGHTS – Gerardo’s Italian Bakery is planning an ambitious expansion that will make its West Boylston location a one-stop shop for brides.
Special Focus: LAW
MOVING IN – Boston law firms are eyeing the MetroWest market.
HIRED HELP – Employers need to be cautious when it comes to unpaid internships.
PENNY PINCHING – While stats say we’re headed out of a recession, legal fees are still feeling the pressure from a struggling economy.
LEGAL BRIEFS –- Brian Dingman of Mirick O’Connell provides perspective on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on business process patents.
The List
Shop Talk
Q&A with Michael Mudd, president of the Worcester Sharks hockey team.
Departments
Upcoming Issues
August 16 Issue: Special focus is Education & Professional Development. The List: Top Colleges & Universities in Central Mass.
August 30 Issue: Special focus is 40 Under Forty. The List: Top Health and Humans Services Nonprofits.
Watch as Editor Christina Davis discusses the contents of this issue:
