July 21, 2014 - Worcester Business Journal

News

Q&A with Jonathan Mannina, Executive Director of Community Legal Aid

Not every attorney is out to make a lot of money practicing law. For those who face...

Opinion

Less economic uncertainty leads to more hope for small businesses

Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, small employers in Massachusetts are suddenly feeling better about...

News

Looking back to 1999: New York Times buys Telegram & Gazette

EVENT: Thirteen years after the Telegram & Gazette, the largest daily newspaper in Central Massachusetts, was sold...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Starting a networking group

10. Try to join an existing group. Identify and visit groups conveniently located near your business or home.9....

Health Care

Hospitals dodge a bullet over nurse staffing

Massachusetts hospital executives have staved off a fight against a ballot initiative intended to mandate nurse staffing ratios in all hospital departments — a measure that, by most accounts, would have inflicted a huge cost burden to health care systems already feeling the pinch under health care reform.

News

Photo Finish

BREAKFAST BUDDIESGardner-based GFA Federal Credit Union donated $2,500 to GVNA HealthCare as a lead sponsor of the...

Real Estate

Briefing: Contractor ‘holdbacks’

Some two-and-a-half years after legislation was first proposed, subcontractors and general contractors in Massachusetts finally reached a...

Advice

Social media can pump up the hype for your business

Marketing a product or service on the web through social media is equally important as advertising and...

Life Sciences

As Israeli biotechs mature, Mass. comes calling

Home to 11 percent of American drug development and more than a fifth of all U.S. biotech venture capital, Massachusetts has particularly piqued the interests of Israelis with life sciences backgrounds.

News

Flash Poll: Mandate sick time? (Slight) majority says no

One of the four referendum questions on November's ballot (Question 4) would guarantee up to 40 hours...

Small Business

WBJ talk back

DOES WORCESTER FLUNK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES? According to a survey by Thumbtack.com and the Ewing Marion Kauffman...

News

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from April 16-30,...

Banking & Finance

Nonprofit’s One Mortgage program has lenders looking for value

Lenders are finding themselves walking a tightrope between providing lower-income Americans with quality housing and keeping their...

News

Accolades & Honors

Commerce Bank was presented with a plaque in recognition of its support for Working for Worcester, a...

Small Business

4 guidelines that can turn startups into thriving businesses

There's a great deal of energy and resources being directed today toward startups and fostering startup cultures....

News

Fresh Beginnings

Masy Systems of Pepperell is expanding its laboratory and biostorage facility in Lomar Park. The 27 Lomar...

News

Opinion: Life sciences has grown; here’s hoping for more

Massachusetts long ago planted the seeds for a future that includes a growing life sciences industry. Now,...

Life Sciences

With life sciences booming, is there room to grow here?

Karyopharm Therapeutics, a life sciences startup, was a rising star in Natick until the company announced last month it was moving to a bigger headquarters in Newton at the end of July. One reason? There wasn't enough laboratory space to expand.

Advice

101: 3 tips to avoid burnout from work

Feeling listless, uninspired, unmotivated? A lack of sleep — let's say if you're working on a big...

News

Opinion: Nurses’ union: one up, one down

The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) recently pushed the issue of nurse-patient ratios toward a ballot referendum, but...

News

Flash Poll: Close the door on casinos

Now that Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to uphold the 2011 gambling expansion law or...

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester braces for potential cultural revival

Worcester drew a heavy dose of national attention last month when President Obama delivered the commencement address...

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