BETTER SPACE, GOOD PRICE – Businesses that lease office space are taking advantage of lower rates to move into higher-quality space. Many commercial real esyaye experts call it a “flight to quality.”
HEALTH INSURANCE CO-OPS MAY SPELL SAVINGS – Small businesses in Massachusetts can now take advantage of purchasing cooperatives to buy health insurance for their employees. But not everyone is convinced that it can help.
NO-SNOW WOES: HOW A GREEN WINTER CAN BE BAD FOR BUSINESS – Central Massachusetts businesses that bank on a lot of snow have been left disappointed in the opening days of 2012.
SPECIAL FOCUS: BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE YEAR – To be an effective leader, you need followers, but you also need to be a follower yourself. Here are the Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year honorees for 2012.
- LARGE BUSINESS: George Sakellaris of Ameresco Inc., Framingham
- SMALL BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEUR: Mark Durrenberger of New England Breeze, Hudson
- NONPROFIT: Charles Faris of Spectrum Health Systems, Worcester
- CORPORATE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: Commerce Bank, Worcester
BUSINESSES GROUPS WELCOME STATE’S REGIONAL APPROACH – Businesses groups in Central Massachusetts say that after state officials have talked about regional approaches to economic development, they’re now walking the walk.
HUNGRY FOR EXPANSION – The owners of the national 5 & Diner restaurant chain, which includes a Worcester franchise, want to expand in Connecticut.
THE LIST – Top Advertising & PR Firms in Central Massachusetts
SHOP TALK – Q&A with Matthias Waschek, director of the Worcester Art Museum
BEHIND THE SOUND BITE – Brimfield casino plan
BRIEFING – Unemployment Insurance
EDITORIAL – Keep state unemployment insurance rates in the deep freeze
VIEWPOINT – Pamela Goldberg of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative on the state’s plans to expand broadband access in North Central and Western Massachusetts.
VIEWPOINT – Clark University professor Richard Spurgin on why the financial problems in Europe matter here.
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Knowhow – Buying workers’ compensation insurance
