January 18, 2010 - Worcester Business Journal

Small Business

Corporate Boardrooms Still Lack Women

The 2009 statistics from organizations around the country are coming in and it’s not a pretty picture....

Technology

City Of Worcester: Now Accepting Applications

It might not be long before the city of Worcester is channeling the spirit of Ethel Merman,...

Government & Politics

Tax Incentives: All Carrot And No Stick | Commonwealth to spend $1.7B on luring, retaining businesses

The state is set to put $1.7 billion on tax incentives for economic development in fiscal year...

Advice

101 Creating Corporate Culture

There may be enough talk about corporate cultures to convince you that they’re important. But understanding not...

Energy

Worcester Wind Ordinance Needs Work

Worcester’s wind zoning ordinance is a work in progress that needs fine tuning. Since the city’s...

News

Photo Finish From The January 18, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Manufacturing

On A Mission To Save Manufacturing | Healy takes a life’s lessons and applies them to businesses of today

Quick—think of an industry that holds up a huge piece of the state’s economy, innovates constantly...

Government & Politics

A Leader From Worcester To Washington | Carroll navigates troubled political waters as an advocate for the little guy

Francis R. Carroll didn’t have to go to Vietnam. He served his term in the...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Re-employment Funding

Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-6th District, recently announced that $8 million in American...

News

WBJ Talk Back In The January 18, 2010 Issue

“Brown is a most attractive candidate, but Coakley has the numbers — he’s probably well positioned for...

Advice

10 Things I Know About…Windows 7

Greg Abrams is the vice president and CTO of PC Plus Technologies Inc. in Auburn. He can...

Energy

Wood Pellet Promises Go Up In Smoke | Fitchburg firm stumbles on startup, hopes to make a recovery

It was a classic story of industrial renewal. An old grain mill in Fitchburg reopened with...

Small Business

A Legacy Of Giving Continues At Morgan | Old habits of giving die hard under new ownership

Sitting alongside an antique, wooden roll top desk that appears in office photos dating as...

Government & Politics

Taxing Times Or Tax Relief?

The state Department of Revenue put out a quiet reminder at the very end of 2009 that...

Technology

Customizing Site Search Is Key To Keep Customers Buying

Just when you think you’ve got your whole Internet strategy worked out, along comes a new wrinkle....

Real Estate

To Build Or Not To Build | Prices are down 10 to 20 percent in a very competitive market

John Trexler, executive director of the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens, has been planning and fundraising for a...

Government & Politics

2010 Business Leaders of the Year

In my career I’ve had the opportunity to work for some great leaders and, let’s be...

News

eClinicalWorks Aims To Be A Game-Changer In EMR | Navani has built his growing company to be independent

Girish Kumar Navani didn’t exactly plan on starting an electronic medical records company. When...

News

Incorporations for October 16 – 31, 2009

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

News

Contents Of The January 18, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Issue Highlights ...

Manufacturing

Worcester’s Slideways Looks Forward | A job shop for the plastics industry

Like Tom Doody, president of Component Systems, which I featured in the last Industrial Strength column, Tom...

Professional Services

Knowhow: Click Thinking | Avoiding the dangers of pay-per-click advertising

Imagine the power of putting your business in the path of consumers at the exact point they...

Government & Politics

E-Waste Legislation Puts Recycling Costs On Manufacturers

In 2000 Massachusetts passed first-in-the-country legislation that banned cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which are found in traditional...

Government & Politics

Shop Talk: Q&A with Joe O’Brien, City of Worcester

Visit the mayor’s office at Worcester City Hall and it’s obvious that Joe O’Brien has hit the...

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