February 2, 2015 - Worcester Business Journal

Agriculture

‘Locally grown’ food holds potential for a greater bounty

The potential impact of “locally grown” food and farm products on the Central Massachusetts economy is incredibly...

Real Estate

Real Deals

News

Accolades & Honors

Maynard-based JM Coull received an Excellence in Construction Eagle Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors. JMC...

News

Incorporations

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

News

Business buyers’ remorse? Not really. With hindsight, some would do it again – with some tweaks

Is owning and operating your own business all it's cracked up to be?According to novice business owners...

Advice

Business tax considerations for 2015

Now that we're a month into the new year, here are three important tax considerations to keep...

News

Photo Finish

STRENGTH IN NUMBERSUnited Lens, Southbridge Credit Union, Southbridge Savings Bank, Harrington HealthCare and Savers Bank donated $150,000...

Advice

Volunteering

10. Care about an issue. The issues you care about will lead to volunteer opportunities. If you...

Banking & Finance

Peer-to-peer lender Lending Club finds niche, but banks don’t see it as major threat

Banks and credit unions in Central Massachusetts have their eyes on the newest competition in the lending...

Hospitality

Talk back

LET THE GAMES ABOUT THE GAMES BEGIN! Now that Boston will be the U.S. bid for the...

News

How advertising opens doors and leads to sales

For those of you who have read this column, addressing advertising might seem strange. I focus a...

News

Fresh Beginnings

Revitalize Massage Therapy and Yoga is now open at 641 West Boylston St. in Worcester. The owners...

Technology

Q&A with Barry Clapp, President & CEO, Centage Corp.

Centage Corp., the makers of budgeting and forecasting software Budget Maestro, for small and medium-sized businesses, is...

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester would be ideal spot for Bruins’ minor-league team

(Editor's Note: This online edition of our editorial from the Feb. 2, 2015 print edition has been...

Advice

101: How leaders think

Being a leader of a company is more than just hiring, firing, phone calls and annual reports....

Education

On the surface, community colleges like Obama plan for free education

Money isn't the only barrier preventing some from going to college. But taxpayers can build an open...

Government & Politics

Job 1 for Baker? Close the budget gap

Charlie Baker has been in office less than a month and has begun to get a handle...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Olympics and politics

Now that the U.S. Olympic Committee has endorsed Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Games, strap...

Government & Politics

When it comes to payments, not all hospitals are equal

Health care is a complicated business on all levels, and one of the most confounding aspects of...

News

Movers & Shakers

JOY KINNEAR was hired as senior business advisor and training director for the Massachusetts Small Business Development...

Banking & Finance

Banks muscle in for a bigger piece of action in commercial lending

Many banks that do business in Central Massachusetts are jostling and hustling to underwrite new commercial loans,...

Banking & Finance

In an era of less cash, the ATM still lives

Not so long ago, ATMs were the newest innovation in banking. Instead of waiting in line at...

News

Regulate marijuana first? Absolutely, voters say

It's now legal in Massachusetts to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. But with activists expected to push...

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