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June 10, 2024
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Focus on Architecture, Engineering, & Construction

Final act? Underutilized theater spaces offer unique architectural and cultural potential, but reopening these spaces is expensive and time-consuming

Eric Casey

Bringing older live performance spaces back to life could bolster the Central Massachusetts entertainment scene.

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    Advice

    10 Things I know about ... Pregnancy in the workplace

    Chelsie Vokes

    "Pregnant workers will soon have more legal power so they can work safely and deal with health conditions," writes Chelsie Vokes, a labor and employment lawyer at Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey.

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    Advice

    101: Managing employees across time zones

    Sloane M. Perron

    Establishing expectations, clear communication, and leveraging software are all ways you can make sure your team is on the same page, no matter where they work.

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    Yesterday’s mechanic is today’s technician, and that’s good news

    Tim Winkeler

    Today, vehicle owners are best served looking for qualified and certified automotive technicians, rather than mere mechanics.

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    A Thousand Words: Cannabis Control Commission drama

    Ramón L. Sandoval

    Tensions were high at a May 23 Cannabis Control Commission meeting when one commission said another another had done something to create intense upheaval, discord, and instability.

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    Editorial

    Editorial: Huge healthcare investments

    UMass Chan's NERB and UMass Memorial's North Pavilion will have far-reaching impacts in the Central Massachusetts community for years to come.

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    Opinion

    Viewpoint: Getting state diversity certification is worth it for your business

    Julia Becker Collins

    While the application process can be long with exhaustive documentation and wait times, the opportunities it unlocks absolutely make it worth it.

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    Editorial

    From the Editor: Small town theater nostalgia

    Brad Kane

    When I was growing up in a small city in Ohio, one of the main community gathering places was a single-screen movie theater on the city’s main street. With its ever-changing marquee and settled amid a few blocks of downtown commerce full of owner-operator small businesses, that theater was a fixture of my early childhood.

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    Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers for June 10, 2024

    Employees at the Community Economic Development Assistance Corp., Fidelity Bank, and NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs moving up in their careers.

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Today's Poll

Has your economic outlook changed from the start of the year?
Poll Description

In March, Massachusetts business confidence fell to its lowest point in the last five years over a number of concerns but largely centered on President Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs, although confidence among Central Massachusetts business leaders rose, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. The implementation of those tariffs, the removal of some of them a few days later, and then increasing tariffs between China led the stock market on a wild ride in the past two weeks, as investors worry about the short-term and long-term impact on global trade.

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