April 16, 2012Edition

News

Issue Highlights For April 16, 2012

  SPECIAL FOCUS: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSGLOBAL VIEW– Meet four companies from Central Massachusetts that have discovered the potential value...
Real Estate

Real Estate Forecast: Sunny With Rising Sales, More Buyers

Rick Healey of Leominster-based Foster-Healey Real Estate Inc. said there's one obvious reason the real estate market...
Manufacturing

From Better Disks To Better Rest

Venmill Industries started in 2002 with a simple mission: Give libraries, rental outlets and everyone else an...
Advice

101: Selling Your Company

It may be a better time to sell your business now than it was at this time...
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Manufacturing

Rethinking Global Investments

Lutco Inc. in Worcester makes bearings and other small machines parts—precisely crafted little pieces of metal that...
Transportation

Direct Air Shutdown Renews Questions Over Airport Future

The court-ordered liquidation of Direct Air leaves the future of commercial passenger flight at Worcester Regional Airport...
Opinion

How Court Ruling On Health Care Might Affect Mass. Firms

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard three days of oral arguments about the constitutionality of the...
Economy

The Uncertainty Of Economic Data

As though it's not difficult enough to divine what the future holds when making policy or business...
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Economy

Worcester’s Economic Future Leans Toward The East

For many years, Worcester thrived on being kind of an island in the middle of the state,...
Economy

Federal Cuts Could Hit Tech Economy Hard

Between January 2011 and January 2012, Massachusetts gained 15,900 private-sector jobs, according to the Executive Office of...
News

For Love Of The ‘Beautiful’ Game

Phong Le Title: President, Worcester Hydra FC Homeland: Vietnam Residence: Worcester Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Semi-pro soccer makes...
Advice

When Disaster Strikes | Why business continuity planning is important and why you need it

Contrary to popular belief, most companies and organizations categorize business continuity planning as risk aversion or an...
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Manufacturing

Behind The Sound Bite: Boston-Power’s China Focus

At a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Venture Forum gathering last week, Boston-Power international chairman and founder Christina Lampe-Onnerud...
News

Photo Finish

OF NOTE United Bank, with branches in Central Massachusetts, awarded $6,500 in grants, including $4,000 to Worcester Community...
Economy

Central Mass. Firms Keep Watchful Eye On European Economies

Europe and Massachusetts may be separated by an ocean, but that's not so far in the business...
Economy

How Much Has The Mass. Economy Really Grown? | Revised numbers throw cold water on Bay State’s employment picture for 2011

It appears the Bay State’s economy was not as special as we thought. As monthly jobs...
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News

Incorporations

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

Briefing: UMass Medical Power Boost

The University of Massachusetts Medical School is preparing to open a state-of-the-art research building later this year,...
Advice

10 Things I Know About Information Security

10. INFORMATION IS VALUABLE. Thieves try to steal personal information so they can sell it to others...
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