February 6, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

Education

A Unified Plan For Community Colleges

We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts. How...

News

Issue Highlights: Feb. 6, 2012

ANCHORED IN OXFORD – Tax incentives and an infrastructure grant help keep the world’s leading manufacturer...

News

Briefing: Happy Workers

Worcester recently landed at No. 2 in a ranking of the happiest cities in America to work...

News

Experience, But At What Price? | Despite laws against age bias, health insurance costs weigh on some employers when they consider older job candidates

Westborough recruiter Audrey Brava recalls a time when she helped a client find a new employee, only...

News

Photo Finish

OF NOTE Saint-Gobain’s operations in Worcester and Northborough gave company...

News

New Energy At The Helm

Tina M. BennettTITLE: President, Conservation Services Group, WestboroughHOMETOWN: Gilford, N.H.RESIDENCE: MedwayEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Bentley University; master's...

Advice

10 Things I Know About Strategic Communications

1. IT’S DRIVEN BY STRATEGY Approach marketing communications as an integrated element of your overall strategy. Focused...

Technology

Anchored In Oxford | Deals with town, state help keep growing fiber laser maker IPG in Central Mass.

Driving down a wooded residential route in Oxford, one might not expect the headquarters of the...

Energy

Behind The Sound Bite: Natural Gas Prices

In recent weeks, two major Massachusetts utilities, NStar and National Grid, have proposed reductions in the price...

Advice

101: Keeping Talent

In today’s economy, managers can’t assume workers are happy and won’t jump ship. There are some things...

Real Estate

Foreclosure To Rentals? | Fed pushes bulk property sales to investors

What if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sold, in bulk, the more than 1,100 foreclosed Massachusetts properties...

Energy

Vestas’s Global Cutbacks Fuel Concern In Marlborough

In mid-November, Gov. Deval Patrick joined local officials and representatives from international wind turbine company Vestas to...

News

Own Or Lease? | 5 real estate factors to weigh for your business

Wouldn't you rather own your property than lease it for your business? The question is more complicated...

Real Estate

Pushing The Green Envelope | Devens housing project aims to break the mold on energy efficiency. But is there a market?

If you want to get a sneak peak of the house of the future, look no further...

Real Estate

Condos: After The Fall | Developers rent units, cut prices and remain patient for a rebound

If you were looking for a single building that could represent the fate of the real estate...

Real Estate

Foreclosures Continue To Dog Residential Real Estate Market

It’s the new normal in the real estate market, or at least that’s how Erika Hall,...

Technology

While I Was Out …

Well, I’m back. Careful readers would have noticed that my column disappeared from these pages back in...

Energy

Energy Cost Review: A Bright Idea

A political consensus is developing on Beacon Hill around the need to address the staggering cost of...

Government & Politics

The Patrick Budget

As he enters his fifth year as governor, Deval Patrick has proven to be no slouch in...

News

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Nov. 1-15,...

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