Issue Highlights
On Page One
DOUGHNUT HOLES – Independent bakers of doughnuts struggle to compete against the all-present Dunkin Donuts.
NOT FAIR – Temp firms and other businesses are crying foul over the state’s fair share health insurance fees.
TAXING TIMES – With record numbers out of work, the state’s unemployment fund is dangerously low, and that could spell trouble for businesses in 2010.
News & Analysis
BREAKING GROUND – The Mathworks moves ahead with its expansion in Natick.
EDUCATED DEVELOPMENT – Fitchburg approves a smart growth overlay district for some aging mill buildings.
LOOKING BACK – A roundup of the top stories of 2009.
Special Focus: Education
BROKEN PROMISES – The state committed to funding STEM programming, but has come up short, much to the chagrin of advocates.
BUILDING BLOCKS – Public school building projects are ratcheting up to take advantage of low costs.
DIPLOMAS – Local colleges say federal measurements of graduation rates are misleading and want to see them changed.
The List
Workforce Training Grants in Central Massachusetts.
Shop Talk
Q&A with John Bassett, president of Clark University in Worcester
Departments
Upcoming Issues
Dec. 28 Issue: Special Economic Forecast issue with results from our annual reader survey and analysis on key industries in Central Massachusetts.
Jan. 4 Issue: Special focus is technology and telecom. The list: Largest Manufacturers in Central Mass.
Jan. 18 Issue: Special focus is Business Leaders of the Year. The list: Largest Advertising & PR Firms in Central Mass.
If your company belongs on one of our lists or if you have content and story ideas, e-mail WBJ Editor Christina H. Davis, cdavis@wbjournal.com
