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Brad Kane is the Editor for Worcester Business Journal. Kane came to Worcester from its sister publication Hartford Business Journal, where he most recently served as managing editor. Kane talked his way onto HBJ’s staff in May 2010, previously working as a Boston Globe correspondent and a staff writer for the Patriot Ledger in Quincy. In another journalism life, he covered local politics in northern Ohio and southwest Florida. Kane has been honored for his work by the Alliance of Area Business Publications, the Florida Press Club, Ohio Associated Press and the National Society of Professional Journalists. He graduated from The Ohio State University, with an honor’s degree in journalism. He lives a calm, sleep-filled life in Wilbraham, Mass. with his wife, five young children and Texas heeler. In his 42 minutes of weekly free time, Kane runs the sidewalks, streets and trails of Western Massachusetts.

Boston Scientific receives FDA approval for Parkinson’s implant

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved a new brain-stimulation Parkinson's disease implant from Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific, the company announced Monday.

Westborough firm is in business to destroy

Fifty years ago, Len Rosen founded Security Engineered Machinery, providing destruction for top-secret government documents and commercial clients.

EcoTarium attendance grew 32% under Cox

The attendance at Worcester children's museum EcoTarium grew more than 30 percent under departing president Joe Cox and is on track for an all-time year in 2017.

Baker backs Worcester’s Red Sox bid

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday said the Massachusetts state government would provide any needed help in Worcester's attempt to lure the Triple A minor league Red Sox from Pawtucket, R.I. to the city.
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ReWalk raising $7.2M to develop lightweight suit

Israeli medical device manufacturer ReWalk Robotics, with its U.S. offices in Marlborough, announced on Friday plans to raise $7.2 million in part to fund development of its new lightweight exoskeleton.

Harvard firm going on 43 years strong in solar industry

From designing the first house to export electricity onto the power grid, Solar Design Associates has worked on projects large and small as the industry has evolved in fits and starts.

Railers attendance drops 82% in second home game

After the Worcester Railers sold out their first home game on Oct. 14, attendance dropped by 82 percent for their second game in their new home.

RXi trying to break through to a Nobel $100B market

For more than a decade, RXi has been developing drugs using RNAi technology, the discovery of which in 1998 won UMass Medical School researcher Craig Mello and his partner Andrew Fire the Nobel Prize.
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Spreading the deadhorse love around Worcester

Nearly 18 months after opening their first restaurant – deadhorse hill – Sean Woods, Jared Forman and Bert LaValley plan on opening Korean restaurant simjang on Shrewsbury Street by the end of the year.

Zubretsky out as Hanover CEO

The Hanover Insurance Group late Tuesday announced Joseph Zubretsky is resigning from his position as its president and CEO, accepting a position at a California healthcare company.
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