January 21, 2013 - Worcester Business Journal

News

In Business, It Isn’t Always About What You Get

After 46 years, Joe Lueken is getting out of the grocery business in a very big way....

Technology

Hospitals Use Data To Boost Staff Vaccinations, Improve Care

Last year, UMass Memorial Medical Center reported that 60.6 percent of its health care workers had received...

Opinion

3 Ways To Aid Entrepreneurs In Worcester

How can we keep entrepreneurs and young start-ups in Worcester and MetroWest? Too often, I hear from...

News

Worcester Theater District

Five years after the opening of the Hanover Theatre as the anchor to Worcester's plan for a...

Opinion

Mass. Businesses: Don’t Overlook Japan

Conventional wisdom is that China is the United States' key business partner in Asia. Yet, Japan remains...

Government & Politics

Massachusetts Transit, Infrastructure Plan Requires Painstaking Review

The most cynical among us may have thought they had stumbled into a parallel universe earlier this...

Nonprofits

Photo Finish: Jan. 21

BANK HELPS OUT Bay State Savings Bank donated $2,500 to The American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts. Pictured,...

News

Polar Properties’ Owner Sued Over Sale Talks

A Maine-based property management firm is suing the owner of several Central Massachusetts facilities leased by Polar...

Advice

101: Collaborating

“Putting our heads together,” “partnering,” “teaming up” — there are many ways to say “working together,” but...

Arts & Entertainment

Millbury Restaurant Accused In Music Copyright Case

April 21, 2012, was a bad day for the Wheelock Inn in Millbury, though its owner, Steven...

Real Estate

Industry Insiders: Office Lease Market Slowly Improving

From today's print edition: It's slow and steady as it goes for the commercial office market in Central Massachusetts, reflecting much of what's happening in the broader economy, industry insiders say.

Arts & Entertainment

Studio Plan Takes Center Stage In Westborough

Anton Nel, the man who wants to turn Westborough State Hospital into a film studio and mixed-use...

News

Real Deals: Jan. 21

Read more Real Deals: Nov. 12Real Deals: Nov. 26Real Deals: Dec. 10Real Deals: Feb...

Advice

5 Tax Issues You Can’t Ignore

Along-awaited deal was passed by Congress Jan. 1 that prevented the immediate impact of going over the...

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Employee Background Checks

10. DON'T ASK, INITIALLYGenerally, employers may not ask about criminal offender record information (CORI) on initial written...

News

Incorporations: Jan. 21

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

News

Accolades & Honors: Jan. 21

Westford-based tax consultant Steve Hoffman, “The Tax Translator,” completed the Million Dollar Consulting College in Newport, R.I....

News

WBJ Talk Back: Worcester WiFi, Super Bowl Pools

Free WiFi For Worcester?Google plans to roll out free WiFi in a few selected geographies. Could it...

January 21, 2013Edition

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