April 13, 2009 - Worcester Business Journal

Real Estate

Extreme Makeover: Worcester Edition | City’s receivership program could be model for state

Michael O’Rourke, a Worcester real estate developer, recently found himself looking at a building that he was...

Small Business

Boardrooms Need Greater Gender Diversity

An annual report of women directors and officers of public companies in a dozen major U.S. regions,...

Real Estate

CitySquare Landed The Big One, But Now What?

Early this month, when developer Berkeley Investments Inc. and Unum Group formally announced plans to move the...

Technology

Intranet Advantage | How an internal network can help your business

Intranets come by many names: portals, dealer sites, employee hubs, private webs and extranets. But no matter...

Small Business

Meetings Guide 2009

With the flood of technology in recent years, there are plenty of tools out there to allow...

News

Caliper Seeks State Help

Meeting with staff from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center recently, the president and CEO of Hopkinton’s Caliper...

Banking & Finance

A Tale Of Two Papers | Is the fate of the T&G tied to the Globe?

Today is a tough time for any business, but it’s extremely tough for major metropolitan dailies. Speculation...

Hospitality

Worcester’s Crowne Undertakes Renovation

For business travelers far from home, the prospect of meeting colleagues at a convention or giving an...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Tax Proposals

The Massachusetts Public Health Association recently led a collective of health advocates in a bid to repeal...

Small Business

Tech, Motivational Speakers Are Trends At Biz Events

Advancements in technology have had an impact on every industry. And the local meeting industry is not...

Small Business

Eight Tools To Become A Master At Networking

If you want to be successful in business, then you need to develop your ability to network....

Small Business

Show And Tell | How to secure — and pull off — a coveted git as a trade show panelist, a moderator, or even...

Ah, trade shows. They occupy a strange dimension somewhere between job fairs and extraterrestrial bazaars. But there...

Small Business

Satellite TV Installer Fights Wage Accusations

A contractor that installs and services DirecTV systems in Central and Eastern Massachusetts is facing pressure from...

Small Business

Employers’ Choice: Cut Hours Or Cut Positions

In February, Athol tool manufacturer L.S. Starrett dropped the weekly work hours of employees at its local...

Advice

101 TWITTERING

In case you didn’t know, Twitter is the new Facebook, but if you feel like a Twit...

Banking & Finance

Spencer Savings Fined

Spencer Savings Bank has paid two Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. penalties totaling $10,305 for violations of the...

Small Business

Incorporations for Jan. 15 – 31, 2009

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between Jan. 15-31,...

Small Business

Sharing the pain

National unemployment is more than 8 percent and according to most economists we’re heading for close to...

Manufacturing

Some Very Small Parts In Webster

H.T. Machine Co. in Webster is a little hard to find, despite being near the entrance to...

Banking & Finance

Scout Offers His Economic Views

Editor’s note: This letter was submitted by 12-year-old Stephen Shamgochian of Shrewsbury. He’s working on a communications...

Government & Politics

A Tea Party For The 21st Century

As a small business owner, perhaps I’m expected to gripe about the government. Taxes. Regulations. Taxes. Fees....

Hospitality

Il Forno Expands To Worcester

With discretionary spending down, and surveys showing Americans far less inclined to eat out than in past...

Small Business

Shop Talk: Q&A with Timothy J. Flanagan, Framingham State

Timothy J. Flanagan came to Framingham State College to serve as president in 2006 after a long...

Small Business

Photo Finish for the April 13, 2009 issue

Hospitality

Danforth Contemplates Expansion, Move | Grassroots museum feels growing pains and brings in Harvard Business School to help

Nearly 25 years into its existence, the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham is considering where its...

Hospitality

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