January 4, 2010 - Worcester Business Journal

Government & Politics

Big Bets On Long Shot | Casino developers stake their claims in Central Mass.

When two PowerPoint wielding developers from Colorado and Las Vegas came to a Milford Board of Selectmen...

News

Photo Finish From The January 4, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

News

Movers & Shakers from the January 4, 2010 Issue

MIKE TAYLOR was appointed vice president of sales for North America at Westborough-based C2C Systems. Taylor has...

Technology

Reading The Online Tea Leaves For 2010

As this is my first column for 2010, I thought now would be an appropriate time to...

Government & Politics

Chasing Martha

We understand when politicians are busy. We deal with it all the time. After all, talking to...

News

There’s No Health Care Reform Without Cost Control

Who doesn’t remember those Wendy’s commercials with the curmudgeonly matron angrily asking “Where’s the beef?” We...

Energy

Making Green From Garbage | The WBJ takes a look behind the scenes of trash removal in Central Mass.

Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about trash, beyond a vague sense of obligation to...

Energy

Smart Grid Program Waits On State Approval | Worcester, Hopkinton to be part of pilot programs for new technology in energy tracking

Officials with National Grid were hoping to begin a smart grid pilot program during the first quarter...

Government & Politics

Senate Race Heats Up As The Jan. 19 Election Nears

Ask Scott Brown, the Republican running to replace Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, how he plans...

News

WBJ Talk Back In The January 4, 2010 Issue | Online reader comments from December 9 through December 21, 2009

“These days, CIOs are being seen more and more as business partners who also happen to be...

Advice

101 Joining A Nonprofit Board

Joining a nonprofit board can be a gratifying experience, but it is important to understand the responsibilities...

Technology

Broad Mission For Broadband Institute’s New Executive | Fitchburg native carries the ball to bring high-speed Internet to all

The Westborough-based Massachusetts Broadband Institute has a new director and an outstanding application with the federal government...

Technology

App Mania | Programmers see dollar signs in mini-applications for high-tech phones

Face it. You’ve had your iPhone or other so-called smart phone out and thought: “You know...

Advice

10 Things I Know About Energy Efficiency

Todd McCabe is a project executive with Consigli Construction Co. Inc. in Milford. He can be reached...

Small Business

Cloud Startups

Local companies are ready to ride the wave of cloud investments. TwinStrata, a Natick-based software company,...

News

Incorporations for October 1 – 15, 2009

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

Technology

Blue Skies For Cloud Computing

The future of cloud computing is anything but cloudy. Business and IT executives are saying...

Banking & Finance

Credit Union Tax Exemption Needs Rethinking

In this time of severe budget cuts hurting local cities and towns, Massachusetts residents need to know...

Manufacturing

The Big Business In Very Small Parts

The success of Component Sources International in Westborough is a testament to not only its state-of-the-art manufacturing...

Small Business

Knowhow: Well Being | The importance of worker wellness programs

Executives, managers, supervisors, and workers as well as union leaders generally agree that employee wellness proves pivotal...

News

Contents Of The January 4, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Issue Highlights On Page One WASTE NOT – An in-depth look at where...

News

Shop Talk: Q&A with Dr. Eric von Hofe, Antigen Express

Before a blockbuster drug is born there must first be years of lab work and clinical trials....

Energy

Biomass Plants Are Not The Solution

We need to get serious about global warming and energy generation, but wood burning biomass plants are...

Transportation

MassDOT To Study Interchange

State transportation officials plan to hire a consultant to study the need for improvements to the intersection...

News

Briefing: National Health Care Reform

The Senate recently passed landmark health care legislation, but that hardly marks the end of the work...

January 4, 2010Edition

About

Subscribe

Follow WBJ