July 20, 2009 - Worcester Business Journal

Economy

Landlords Drop Rents To Please Current, Prospective Tenants | Supply and demand interrupted by real estate meltdown

Recent radio ads for apartment complex developer Picerne announce a contest in which prospective tenants can enter...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Public Transit Improvements

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced earlier this month that Massachusetts will receive more than $64.3 million...

News

Incorporations for May 1 – 15, 2009

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary...

News

Contents Of The July 20, 2009 Issue Of The WBJ

Issue Highlights On Page One CREDITS AND DEBITS: Credit unions like DCU of Marlborough...

Professional Services

How To Keep Business Tweets Out Of Court | Legal issues could catch up to corporate twittering

Social networking web sites offer businesses a new medium by which to connect with potential customers, but...

Education

Shop talk: Q&A With Robert V. Antonucci, Fitchburg State College

Robert V. Antonucci knows Fitchburg State College very well. After all, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing: Decidedly Not Dead Yet

In this column, I’ve brought you profiles of companies that make all kinds of stuff all over...

Advice

101: Overnight Success

The idea of being too successful doesn’t sound like much of a problem, does it? But surprisingly,...

Economy

Bay State, New England Fare Poorly In Economic Ranking

The annual American Legislative Exchange Council “Rich States, Poor States” report ranks Massachusetts 26th in the nation...

Banking & Finance

Credit Unions Hit By Financial Turmoil | National problems hit home for DCU and others

While credit unions have been largely immune from the turmoil in the financial markets because of their...

Professional Services

Knowhow: Legal Entities | How choosing the right business type can help or hurt you

Deciding the type of business entity for your new business requires advice from your lawyer and accountant....

Banking & Finance

Flagship Bank Name Change Could Be On Horizon

After the acquisition of Worcester’s Flagship Bank by People’s United Bank of Bridgeport, Conn., was completed earlier...

News

Re-Engineering The Curriculum

Despite the economic downturn, there are professions that even today are having difficulties attracting employees. Both...

Real Estate

From Mansions To Fixer-Uppers | The median price of a home in Massachusetts is $285,000. Exactly what that will get you in Central Mass....

Like a sun collecting planets into its orbit, Boston holds sway over the Central Massachusetts residential real...

News

Legislators Propose Health Care Price Controls

State legislators, led by state Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, have proposed a plan to establish the...

News

WBJ Talk Back in the July 20, 2009 Issue

“As a person with a disability who has been working for the past 25 years, I appreciated...

Real Estate

Office Outlook

Small Business

Something Ventured | Serial entrepreneur Steven Rothschild moves on from Worcester’s Bulbs.com with new online retail venture

Folks in Worcester wouldn’t expect Steve Rothschild, the founder of Worcester-based Bulbs.com, to rest on his...

Life Sciences

July 20, 2009Edition

About

Subscribe

Follow WBJ