April 28, 2008 - Worcester Business Journal

Government & Politics

Fed Economist: Spend Stimulus Checks

Bank of Boston VP predicts slowdown will be 'shallow and brief'Pictured left to right are: Nichols Trustee...

Energy

Winners

Meet the WBJ's Central Mass. Green Award Winners:Biomedical ...

Energy

The Central Mass. Green Awards

Find profiles on companies and organizations from throughout the region that are thinking green and leading...

Manufacturing

Quabaug Corp. Helps Environment Bounce Back

Manufacturer makes reuse a corporate policyEmployees at Quabaug Corp. pull a tile of QuaBoing, the company's new...

Small Business

Central Mass In Review

FraminghamFramingham Co. MovesFlorida Operations HeartWare, an Australian medical device company with U.S. operations based in Framingham, is...

Small Business

Opinion 1: Family Businesses Can Thrive In Down Economy

By Ted ClarkSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal ...

Real Estate

Office Value Around I-495

Communities at the westernmost reaches of Interstate 495 are offering the best office space bargain compared to...

Real Estate

Keeping The Big Hospitals In Check

Reg. change could slow Boston hospitals from moving westAndrei Soran, CEO of MetroWest Medical Center.For large Boston-area...

Energy

Shop Talk: Thinking Outside The Cell

Scott Pearson joined Southborough-based Protonex Technology Corp. in 2004, four years after the company was founded. The...

Education

Bill Establishes Drug Education Center For Docs In Worcester

Program to talk up generics over brand namesA health care cost containment bill includes a new program...

Banking & Finance

Group Speaks Up For Second-Stage Biotechs

Advocates call for funding to scale the 'cash flow valley of death'Dr. Fatemeh Mojtabai, the founder of...

Small Business

Movers & Shakers

Worcester-based Harr Motor Group has been joined by LARRY GLICK as vice president of business development....

Government & Politics

Labor Pool: Who’s To Blame For Illegal Hiring?

Contractors skate by in Milford undocumented labor case At least the way some of the people who know...

Energy

Cancer Center Uses Green Elements To Heal

Building is pilot for LEED certification in health careArchitect Robert A. Humenn, left; Milford Regional Medical Center...

Energy

Fidelity Keeps On The Sunny Side

A building friendly to the environment and human beingsFidelity President and CEO Edward F. Manzi Jr.On a...

Energy

Worcester’s South High Gets Smart

New heating and cooling system to save $280,000 over life of equipmentJeff Lassey, left, facilities director for...

Professional Services

Networking

Tuesday, April 29Business After HoursSponsor: Wachusett Chamber of CommerceTime: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Place: Dunn & Co., 75...

Energy

High-Voltage Project Planned For Blackstone Valley

National Grid begins campaign to win public favorWith aging infrastructure causing bottlenecks that could result in power...

Hospitality

Destination Shopping In Natick? | Natick Collection plans hotel to lure tourists focused on spending

Over the last 30 to 40 years, Natick and Framingham have been adjoining retail magnets for Massachusetts...

Advice

101 E-Mail Marketing

Tricks of getting your message into your customer's inboxBy Louise RijkSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal ...

Government & Politics

Know How: The IRS Man Cometh

Tips for small business owners dealing with the stress of an auditBy Mary Ellen HallSpecial to the...

Advice

10 Things I Know About…

Running A Small Business By Francis R. Carroll Carroll is the founder of Small Business Service Bureau...

Hospitality

Accidental Tourists

Sturbridge visitors say expectations don't meet realityOver the years, the Sturbridge area's economy has become more and...

Energy

EMC Center Delivers Energy Efficiency

Revamped Westborough site saved company $3 millionKen Goodrow, EMC's data center services manager. Computer data centers are power...

Technology

BioTech Buzz: New Study Calls RNAi Into Question

Mello's discovery draws scrutiny from researchers in KentuckySome days it seems you could throw a rock from...

Professional Services

Local Lawyers Unimpressed By Ranking Web Site | Fear of bias, retribution cools introduction of Avvo.com to Mass.

Look up Worcester attorney Louis Ciavarra on Avvo.com, the Seattle-based lawyer-scoring web site that recently launched its...

Energy

Alternatives Takes Mill To The 21st Century

Project seeks gold-level certification from U.S. Green Building CouncilBy Taryn PlumbSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal ...

Government & Politics

Laying The Groundwork For A Downtown Icon

What lurked beneath the surface of the new courthouse site?Jim Okun, co-founder of the Springfield-based environmental engineering...

Energy

A Building With Energy

Boston Scientific's Marlborough facility underwent a green 'extreme makeover'The lobby at Boston Scientific's endosurgery division headquarters in...

News

Photo Finish

Education

Training The Workforce Before It Gets On The Job

Verizon, Bristol-Myers look to college partnerships to keep worker pipeline flowingEdward Terceiro, executive vice president of Mount...

Banking & Finance

Fitchburg Project Recycles Materials And Tenants

For-profit values drive eco-conscious renovationsRobert Ansin, CEO of MassInnovation, stands in front of the solar array on...

Manufacturing

Industrial Strength: An Iron Will In Fitchburg

Minuteman International makes products for hearth and home Massachusetts and the United States are full of stories like...

Banking & Finance

IBM Rides Services And Software to Higher Earnings

Weak dollar helps spur salesIBM Corp., which has 450 employees in Central Massachusetts, said its quarterly profits...

Energy

Regional Briefs

Mass. Workers Comp Rates To DeclineMassachusetts businesses may see a 1 percent reduction in workers compensation insurance...

Professional Services

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office primarily between January...

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