Issue Highlights
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INSURANCE SQUABBLE – Patrick Hughes takes the helm at Worcester-based Fallon Community Health Plan just in time for tense negotiations between the state and insurers over health care costs.
THE MARQUEE – The city council’s efforts to update regulations on signs could radically alter the landscape in Worcester.
SPONSORED – Consolidations and acquisitions can spell tough times for local nonprofits.
News & Analysis
FAIR WAGES – There’s a move afoot on Beacon Hill to regulate how women and men get paid for “comparable work.”
A MIGHTY PEN – The scribes at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette aren’t taking raises at the New York Times lightly.
WHEN SIZE MATTERS – A housing developer wants the Town of Marlborough to change its zoning regulations to allow for smaller building lots.
OUTSIDE OR INSIDE – Employers are facing a quandary as the economy improves. Do they build talent from within or without?
Special Focus: Transportation
CHOO CHOO – An analysis of the economic development implications of CSX’s planned rail expansion in Worcester.
TRAVEL BUDDIES – Local employers take advantage of a state program to encourage carpooling to work.
HIGH-TECH RIDES – The Worcester Regional Transit Authority won big with $12 million in stimulus funds for new buses, some of which are hybrid vehicles.
ALL CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF – The Worcester Regional Airport will soon be off the city’s books and in the hands of MassPort.
The List
Software & Hardware Companies in Central Mass.
Shop Talk
Q&A with Noah Beerman, president and CEO, RXi Pharmaceuticals.
Departments
Upcoming Issues
May 24 Issue: Special focus is Small Business. The List: Largest SBA Lenders in Massachusetts.
