December 10, 2007 - Worcester Business Journal

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Charter Change On The Way For Flagship Bank

At the first of 2008, Worcester's Flagship Bank & Trust Co. will be part of the massive...

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Labor Pool: Pro-Labor, Pro-Client?

Agencies, union agree on the need for more state funding, but that's allLast week, members of the...

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The Ticker

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Local CPAs Offer Advice For Closing Out The Year

Just 'get your ducks in a row'The start of the New Year is the traditional time for...

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Verbatim

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WPI Left Behind On Federal Fuel Cell Dollars

Rival Umass Amherst nabs three-year grantState and federal funding for the nebulous field of fuel cell research...

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Franklin Bank Shifts Loan Strategy

Weakening housing market changes the rulesNormally, a more than 11 percent decline in a key component of...

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Central Mass In Review

ActonAction-Packed Park In ActonOver the last 90 days, Boston-based commercial real estate firm Richards Barry Joyce...

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Small Biz in Massachusetts Makes Up For Big Biz

Firms with fewer than 500 employees added 20,000 new jobsMassachusetts gained 12,600 jobs between 2003 and 2004,...

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Auburn’s Route 12 Has Traffic, Little Else

Matteo Gentile, head of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce's business development task force and owner of One...

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Accolades

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Local Mortgage Firms Shrink Because Of Housing Woes

Despite massive downsizing, brokers see bright sideAt a glance, things in the Central Massachusetts home loan industry...

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10 Things I Know About…

Running a construction site in the winterBy Jeff NavinProject Executive for Consigli Construction Co. Inc. of Milford.As...

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Incorporations

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

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Shop Talk: Tim Jones

Healthy OperationsTim Jones was recently named chief operating officer and administrator of Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick,...

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Opinion 1: Union Labor Comes At Too High A Cost

By Ronald N CoglianoSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal By now, Garage Mahal at the Union Station...

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Know How: Before You Hire

The trick to selecting the right people is doing the prep workOne of the biggest hiring mistakes...

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Attracting Young People To Be CPAs Continues To Challenge

Mass. CPAs pushes marketing campaign aimed at high schoolersPerhaps saying, "I'm an accountant," doesn't have the same...

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CCR Names New Managing Partner

David Platt, the new managing partner at Westborough-based Carlin, Charron & Rosen.Firm plans to double its size...

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Movers & Shakers

Worcester-based Davis Advertising has hired MICHAEL IVAS as senior account executive. Ivas has more than 25 years...

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New State Law Puts Pressure On Employers To Protect Privacy

D.M. Moschos, attorney with Mirick O'Connell.Protection of personal info. is mandatoryKeeping employees' social security, driver's license and...

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Regional Briefs

North County Mayors Talk BusinessThe leaders charged with bringing economic growth to three North Worcester cities in...

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Legislators On White Horses Save The Day For Developers

New regulation builds flexibility into brownfields remediationHeroic developers who ride in on horseback to clean up dirty...

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Networking

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11Copyright Law in the Digital AgeSponsor: Society of Professional CommunicatorsTime: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Place:...

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Debt Is A Way Of Life For Central Mass. Biotech Cos.

How do life sciences firms know if they are spending wisely?The life sciences companies of Central Massachusetts...

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Industrial Strength: Glitz And Glamour At Auburn’s Industrial Park

When you hear the radio advertisements for Masterman's, you can envision a glitzy corporate headquarters populated by...

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Editorial: Fitchburg Funding On Track

Everyone knows that using public transportation is the right thing to do. And sometimes it can even...

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101 Selling

Selling is tough enough - Don't make these 5 stupid mistakes1 - Never make sales calls from...

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Biotech Bizz: White Coats With Blue Collars

Biopharma industry is projected to add 2,100 jobs in MassachusettsPundits have all but thrown in the towel...

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Opinion 2: Plan For Civic Engagement In 2008

By Timothy J. GarvinSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal Each year, business owners across Central Massachusetts create...

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