Issue Highlights
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RETAIL: SATURATED WITH SUPERMARKETS? – Food-store chains stake out their turfs in Central Massachusetts, but is there enough revenue in the region to keep them all sufficiently fed?
TRUCKING FIRMS SEE HIGHER COSTS IN RULE CHANGE – A proposed change to so-called hours of service rules would reduce the amount of time truck drivers can be behind the wheel over a 24-hour span. It would also require more rest periods between midnight and 6 a.m.
BETTING BIG ON ENERGY AUCTIONS – Growth and three recent acquisitions help boost the stature of Worcester’s World Energy Solutions.
News & Analysis
WAGE WATCHERS FORESEE SMALL RAISES FOR 2012 – Analysts are forecasting pay raises ranging from less than 1 percent to just over 4 percent for next year. For New England, one study predicts an average jump of 2.2 percent for 2012.
MARLBOROUGH SALE SHAKES METROWEST MARKET - The sale of The Campus at Marlborough - a complex of three fully-leased, high-quality office buildings totaling 530,000 square feet - marks the latest major development in the erratic MetroWest commercial real estate market.
Special Focus: RETAIL
RENTER’S MARKET - Property brokers say current economic conditions give renters an edge over landlords at Central Massachusetts shopping centers. 12
MAIN STREET: STILL ALIVE AND DOING BUSINESS – Downtown retail districts aren’t what they were, but some retailers find new reasons to stick around.
HOLIDAY SHOPPING FORECAST: PARTLY HOPEFUL – Predictions from industry groups and analysts point mostly to a “decent” holiday shopping season.
RETAIL AND TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN ANALYTICS – Central Massachusetts retailers see analytics can get them closer to customers.
THE LIST - Top Shopping Centers in Central Massachusetts
SHOP TALK - Q&A with Juliet Feibel, executive director at ARTSWorcester 8
Departments
Editorial: Health Care Reform Enters Stage II
Viewpoint: Mass. Must Clearly Define Employee Status
Viewpoint: Utility Merger A Threat To Competition
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