April 14, 2014 - Worcester Business Journal

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Incorporations: April 14, 2014

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Jan. 16-31,...

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Fresh Beginnings: April 14, 2014

AllStarr Paintball & Airsoft moved to 1 Norwood Ct., North Oxford. The business' paintball field is still...

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Looking back to 2011: Fidelity ships out of Marlborough

This year, the Worcester Business Journal marks its 25th anniversary. In each print edition, we will highlight...

Advice

4 reasons to jump to the cloud

If you own a business, chances are you're well aware of the increasing trend toward cloud computing....

Banking & Finance

Mass. life sciences firms look beyond VCs for funding

When Geert Cauwenbergh needed money for a life sciences startup in 2002, he knew where to turn: venture capitalists.

Health Care

State’s heroin crisis forcing service providers to answer higher demand

The law of supply and demand is fundamental to any business model, but success depends on the ability to scale up operations to meet the demand.

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Mastering public speaking 

10. Fear is natural.  Even the best speakers get a bit of the jitters. A great presentation can...

Energy

Providence & Worcester, CSX turn to solar to help meet energy needs

When it comes to the environment, the railroad industry's bona fides are clear — trains use far less fuel than trucks to move goods from one place to another and produce much less pollution. But Providence & Worcester Railroad is taking things one step further.

Technology

Flash data storage: Companies find savings, EMC finds sales

When Peter Carlson started as chief technology officer at the Doctor Franklin Perkins School in Lancaster in September 2012, data storage operations were in disarray.

Opinion

On energy policy, U.S. has come a long way from ‘jawboning’

During President George W. Bush's administration, we used the term “jawboning” to address just about any energy...

Economy

Manufacturers find few veterans interested in filling roles

Sensing a need, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) lobbied hard in late 2011 for more money to train unemployed veterans for careers in manufacturing.

Advice

101: Building trust

Getting clients, customers or employees to trust your experience, product and management acumen takes time and effort....

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Accolades & Honors: April 14, 2014

Framingham-based MutualOne Bank has been given Preferred Lender status by the U.S. Small Business Administration. To achieve...

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Q&A with Ashley Stephenson, Corero Network Security

Businesses have long realized the value of property and casualty insurance in guarding their physical assets against...

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Mass. education needs more business involvement

Because of its public nature and more transparent operations, public education can at times become a convenient...

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Photo Finish: April 14, 2014

UNIFORM SUPPORT Fitchburg-based Workers’ Credit Union donated $1,500 to the Fitchburg Police Association’s road race, which benefits Boston...

Banking & Finance

Briefing: Life Sciences Research

A Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) report released April 3 found that an intense focus on reducing health-care...

News

Readers weigh in: Rebates for hybrids and electric vehicles a good idea?

Gov. Deval Patrick recently announced a new initiative that will provide rebates of up to $2,500 for...

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Job gain/loss numbers trump unemployment rate

The government recently reported that U.S. businesses added about 192,000 jobs in March, the 42nd straight month...

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Real Deals: April 14, 2014

Read more Real Deals: March 3, 2014Real Deals: March 17, 2014Real Deals: March 31,...

Health Care

The road ahead for UMass Memorial

UMass Memorial Health Care is navigating in turbulent times, but how long will they last for Central Massachusetts' largest health care system, and the region's largest employer?

Education

Colleges: More prospective students checking schools’ energy efficiency

Gone are the days when high school students chose a college solely based on the quality of sports and academic programs, and perhaps even the quality of the party scene. It seems that millennials — the generation born between the early 1980s and early 2000s — also like their campuses to be energy efficient.

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