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Brad Kane

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.

MetroWest chamber trying to form cooperative advocacy

Paul Joseph took over the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 14, advocating for changes in the way chambers operate.

WBJ’s inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Manufacturing employs a larger portion of the workforce than in any other area of the state and some of Central Massachusetts' manufacturers are being honored in the Worcester Business Journal inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Awards.

WPI seeks to create business school of choice

The new dean of WPI's business school has focused on WPI's strengths of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and sought to ensure every WPI student leaves school with some degree of business education.

Precision Engineering expanding industries, products, locations

Liora and Peter Stone founded Precision Engineering in 1988 in Uxbridge, today, the company has 49 employees and specializes in metal fabrication of enclosures for electronic devices.
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Economist: recession coming, but not this year

The troubling worldwide signals of a potential recession are more smoke than fire and are unlikely to lead to a U.S. recession in 2016, according to an economist speaking Thursday in Worcester.

WBJ 2016 Economic Forecast

Looking ahead to 2016, our Economic Forecast issue sees a lot of trends coming for the next year.

WBJ adds manufacturing, technology reporter

In order to increase its outreach to the Central Massachusetts business community, Worcester Business Journal has hired Laura Finaldi as staff writer for its manufacturing and technology beats, including biotechnology.

Mazzarella pushes can-do attitude in Leominster

In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially will be the longest currently serving mayor in Massachusetts.
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Frederick H. Eppinger

Very few people could plan to leave a job as head of Worcester's largest publicly traded company and still retain an outsized influence on the region, but such is the pull Frederick H. Eppinger has had on the region since 2003.

Economic Development Coordinating Council

If you are looking for the true economic and political power in Central Massachusetts, you should start by walking into the Worcester city manager's office at 8:30 a.m. every Friday.
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