August 2, 2010 - Worcester Business Journal

Professional Services

Supreme Court Leaves Door Open To Process Patents

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Bilski et al. v. Kappos....

Energy

Protonex Exits The Public Market To Save Money

In mid-2006 when officials at Protonex Technology Corp., the Southborough fuel cell manufacturer, decided to do an...

Life Sciences

Pharma A Force To Be Reckoned With In Bay State

Since the historic sequencing of the human genome a decade ago, pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in...

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Photo Finish From August 2, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

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Contents Of The August 2, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Issue Highlights ...

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Incorporations For May 16 – 31, 2010 (second half)

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's...

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Standards In Elder Care Lacking

Massachusetts is projecting huge growth in its aging population — a nearly 50 percent increase in seniors...

Education

Employers Should Tread Cautiously With Unpaid Interns | Federal rules require an education component when internships are for credit

Melanie LeDoux knew she had scored big when she landed a paid internship at human resource software...

Professional Services

Boston, Providence Firms Setting Up Shop In MetroWest | Day Pitney lures away Mirick attorney

There was something a little different at the annual meeting of the 495/MetroWest Partnership, held in late...

News

Briefing: Sidewalk Clearing

Owners of stores, restaurants and rental properties are probably focused more on air conditioning right now, but...

Advice

101 Leadership

There’s a difference between being the guy in charge and being a true leader. There are those...

Technology

Using Twitter To Get Some Ink

Who says Twitter is useless? I used it to get published in the New York...

Professional Services

Knowhow: Social Media Marketing

Social media is the buzz phrase in marketing today. And small business owners are anxious to...

Government & Politics

Job Program Redefines Green | Grant seeks to retrain local vets for environmentally conscious jobs

In the past couple of years, the Obama administration has made “green jobs” a household term, with...

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Behind The Sound Bite

This week’s sound bite comes from Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, who during a recent meeting in Framingham...

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Shop Talk: Q&A With Michael A. Mudd, Worcester Sharks

Michael Mudd learned a thing or two about defense playing goal tender in minor-league hockey. But today,...

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WBJ Talk Back In The August 2, 2010 Issue

“I have seen the success of a similar model in the larger cities and I think that...

Government & Politics

Editorial: Budget Battles

When we at the Worcester Business Journal ask economists, academics, employers, politicians and others what it will...

Professional Services

Legal Rates Slow To Bounce Back | Central Mass. firms adjust how they bill to accommodate clients

The recession has a brought a fundamental shift in the relationship between clients and lawyers regarding legal...

Real Estate

The Incredible Shrinking House

In 12 towns across Central Massachusetts, the number of homes on the market that cut their asking...

News

How Much Money Is Too Much For Hospitals? | At UMass, elsewhere, asset levels raise eyebrows

The rise of health care costs is one of the most fraught issues up for discussion on...

Manufacturing

A Cut Above In Worcester | Howard Products makes variety its calling card

At the end of a dirt road just a couple of turns from Grove Street in Worcester,...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Keeping Your Money

Mary Ellen Regele of Worcester has more than 20 years of experience managing business budgets and provides...

Hospitality

W. Boylston Baker Takes On Ambitious Expansion | New 20,000-square-foot facility will be a one-stop shop for brides

Managing a multi-location bakery empire requires long hours, a mind that is constantly running and some...

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