January 17, 2011 - Worcester Business Journal

Government & Politics

Counting Down | An in-depth look at what the U.S. Census means to Massachusetts

Four days before Christmas the U.S. Census Bureau released some rather unsurprising news for congressional politics...

Government & Politics

Drug Review Process Needs Refinement

Venture capital plays a critical role in the field of life sciences representing $6 billion in 2009,...

News

Incorporations from Nov. 1-15, 2010

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

Transportation

CSX Project Rolls Along | Company puts finishing touches on plans for expanded freight yard

There is little doubt that the CSX expansion of its freight yard along Shrewsbury and Franklin...

Banking & Finance

Knowhow: Liquidity Concerns | Better cash management is the best way to boost capital

Most small- and medium-sized businesses leave money on the table by not managing their cash cycle...

News

Photo Finish from the Jan. 17, 2011 issue

Energy

Nantucket Group Responds To Op-ed

Don’t be misled by the inflated promises of Cape Wind’s public relations people — construction of this...

Government & Politics

Editorial: Building A Better Climate

Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the corporate tax rate declined from 8.75 percent to 8.25 percent. That followed...

Transportation

FedEx Change Makes Drivers Business Owners

Shrewsbury resident Marco Aurelio Teixeira has been a driver for Federal Express’s Northborough operation since last summer....

Government & Politics

Local Leaders Gear Up For State Budget Season

The Massachusetts budget season is a bit like the baseball season. It lasts half the year, and,...

Government & Politics

Apartment Tax Proposal Debated | Opponents angry, supporters cautious

The yawning gap between commercial and residential tax rates in Worcester has long been a point of...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Innovation

10. Identify Recurring Problems If you eliminate recurring problems, you free up energy to focus...

Manufacturing

Evergreen Closes Plant, Plans Debt Restructuring

With the New Year, officials at Marlborough-based Evergreen Solar hope to have a dramatically new financial makeup....

Advice

101: Web Analytics

Every business needs a website. But once you have a website, how do you know if it’s...

Technology

My Web-Centric New Year’s Resolution

I usually have a really hard time coming up with a New Year’s resolution. I don’t know...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Inauguration Day

Gov. Deval Patrick officially began his second term in office on Jan. 6. Coming after four...

Transportation

Q&A with George Allen, Worcester Regional Flight Academy

The Allens are no strangers to Worcester Airport. So it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when...

Small Business

The Sweetest Profits | Retirement blossoms into full-time business for Oxford man

In an enterprise with millions of workers and several dozen high-maintenance queens, there can only be one...

Transportation

Promise For Commuters In Fitchburg Rail Extension

A new commuter station in West Fitchburg broke ground this past fall, and while design work and...

Education

Behind The Sound Bite: Student Achievement in Massachusetts

Inaugurations are mostly about pomp and circumstance. But there’s some substance there too, especially when it comes...

News

Highlights from the Jan. 17, 2011 issue

On Page One COUNT ON IT – Initial results from the 2010 Census are in,...

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