January 19, 2009 - Worcester Business Journal

Advice

101 Working A Room: Networking advice for those looking to maximize their gains

Networking events offer great opportunities to meet new people, but there is a right way — and...

Small Business

WBJ’s 2009 Business Leaders of the Year

It’s hard to be a leader. And it’s even harder to lead during difficult times, which is...

Real Estate

Development Groups Tout Local Sites | List aims at luring businesses to the Bay State

If you were looking for a location to expand or move your business in Massachusetts, where would...

Nonprofits

Business Leaders: Perkins School Evolves With Area’s Needs | Conroy remains committed to running nonprofit like a business

Twenty-one years ago Dr. Charles Conroy brought business skills to the nonprofit Doctor Franklin Perkins School, determined...

Nonprofits

Shop Talk: Q&A with Ann T. Lisi, Greater Worcester Community Foundation

Ann T. Lisi joined the Greater Worcester Community Foundation in 1989 after several years of working within...

Manufacturing

Business Leaders: All In The Family At FLEXcon | McDonough draws on childhood experience to lead Spencer company into the future

Neil McDonough grew up alongside FLEXcon. His father, Myles, started the company in a garage in 1956,...

Energy

West Boylston Light Commission Plans $2.4M Solar Array | Local electric utility hopes 395 KW project will be up and running this spring

West Boylston’s Municipal Light Commission is tapping into renewable energy sources to meet consumer demand for electricity...

Government & Politics

Local Groups Hope To Lure Biopharma Plant

The Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development has issued a request for proposals on behalf of an unnamed...

Small Business

Jan. 19, 2009 Issue of the WBJ

Page OneIce Storm Freezes Local ManufacturersThe Seven Hills Foundation Goes GlobalSpecial Focus: Business Leaders of the...

Education

A Wachusett Welcome To The New Economy | Community college helps workers train for new jobs in biotech

Talk about helping workers adjust to a changing economy and one of the first topics that comes...

Nonprofits

The Seven Hills Foundation Goes Global | Partnerships planned in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya to help those in need

Its very name may be synonymous with Worcester, but the Seven Hills Foundation is now taking its...

Hospitality

Business Leaders: Fine Dining With A Business Edge | Ahlquists approach their restaurant business with passion and precision

There was little doubt in Robb Ahlquist’s mind after he graduated from Syracuse University in New York...

Banking & Finance

Boston-Power Lands $55M

Westborough-based Lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. has brought in $55 million in new venture funding. The...

Manufacturing

Getting A Bump From The Grind In Holliston | Esco Tool in expansion mode, takes 60,000 square feet

Sometimes, a machining job is so big and complex that it can’t be brought to a machine...

Small Business

WBJ Talk Back | Online reader comments from January 5 through January 15, 2009

“I am sorry to be a nitpicker but I am a follower of all things related to...

Government & Politics

OSHA: Kahr Needs To Get The Lead Out

Gunmaker Kahr Arms could face $115,500 in fines after it allegedly allowed workers to be exposed to...

Manufacturing

Ice Storm Freezes Local Manufacturers | Power outage crimps business for some in North Worcester County

When the disastrous ice storm hit North Central Massachusetts last month, Mastek Container Corp. of Fitchburg lost...

Education

Editorial: Spotlight On Education

Year after year, we hear the same thing about math and science education in the United States:...

Government & Politics

New BBB Standards Reinforce Trust

When finances are tight, consumers not only need to pay closer attention to what they are spending...

Small Business

Photo Finish for Jan. 19 Issue of WBJ

Small Business

Regional Briefs

Cumbies Coming: This spring Cumberland Farms and Gulf Oil will jointly move their headquarters and 400 employees...

Advice

10 Things I Know About…Developing Real Estate

10 Things I Know About...Developing Real Estate By Ted Gowdy Gowdy is a principal...

Energy

$57M 12-Turbine Wind Farm Planned In Town Of Douglas | Brothers from Hull are architects for 24 MW project

In 2001, long before the skyrocketing fuel prices of mid-2008 drove interest in alternative energy up, the...

Small Business

Incorporations for Nov. 1-15, 2008

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

Small Business

Market Pressure: How to get your message out in a down economy

In difficult financial times, running a successful business requires more than hard work. Careful decision making, cautious...

News

Corporate Citizen: Doing Good And Doing Well | Unum Group proves charity, community and business success are mutual

There was a time when large corporations could be easily identified with a particular city. Companies like...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Corruption Probe

Gov. Deval Patrick has put forward new rules to help limit corruption in state government, particularly when...

Banking & Finance

Time For Roadway Investment Is Now

It often takes a tragic incident to prompt action. Too often it is not until lives are...

January 19, 2009Edition

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