July 23, 2007Edition

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Where has all the smart money gone?

Official says smart growth funding is in doubtChapter 40R, the 3-year-old state smart-growth housing law, promises something...
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Opinion 1: The courts deserve adequate funding

By Mark D. MasonAccess to justice for all is a right for all citizens made possible only...
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John Haas

Managers can either delegate or stagnate, according to John Haas of Management Strategies Group. Read his advice...
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Caribbean bank takes on local SBA lenders

Banco Popular incorporates territory in Massachusetts Before 2006, Puerto Rico's Banco Popular was not one of the...
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It’s good to be number two

Worcester's boosters welcome being New England's second largest city - againNew England's second-largest city has a lot...
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The allure of overseas markets

Going abroad to go public attracts local firmsFor an increasing number of U.S. companies that want to...
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Motivational gold or repackaged wisdom?

Local experts, execs sound off on business books du jourThe title "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective...
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Biz Tips: Delegate or stagnate

By John A. HaasOver the years a number of client business owner-managers have said or strongly inferred,...
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Newsbriefs

Real EstateWBDC out of 339 Main, chamber mulls move   WORCESTER - The Worcester Business Development Corp. is...
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Route 12 project ‘tearing’ local business apart

Widening has pluses and minuses for communityThe long-awaited widening of Route 12 in Fitchburg and Leominster is...
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Opinion 2: New tanning law provisions are onerous

By Steve GoingImagine for a second, if you will: You're a small business owner. You've invested all...
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Where is the love?

Firm partner, former chamber head, forced to choose between accounting, academiaAs it's been since last year, Mark...
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Small Biz: The mile between satisfied and loyal

By Jeffrey GitomerHave you ever heard the phrase, "He went the extra mile?"I want to talk to...
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Hurry up and wait

Local insurance groups wait on details of auto insurance reg. changesWhile tentatively supportive of the recent announcement...
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The Devens effect

A decade after Fort Devens closed, business is boomingWhen Evergreen Solar Inc. scrapped plans to build a...
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From combat to consulting

Milford native uses lessons learned in battle to open his own businessIt is often true that the...
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Vacancies on the rise for city’s hotels

Planned closure of Worcester Hotel and Convention Center is sign of city's hospitality strugglesEven with 142 fewer...
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Biotech in the Shadow

For entrepreneurs like Paul Wengender, CEO of Blue Sky Biotech in Worcester, getting Boston VC firms to...
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Databank

  Movers and ShakersMARITA ZURAITIS, president of The Hanover Insurance Group's property and casualty companies, was appointed to...
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Science of the same mind

WPI, UMass Med. School form research partnershipIn light of tight local funding for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical research...
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Closing Thoughts: Mark Bilotta, CEO of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium

Giving it the old college tryMark Bilotta joined the Colleges of Worcester Consortium in August of 2006...
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Editorial: It’s time to repeal 40B

The all but untenable regulations of the commonwealth's Chapter 40B affordable housing law provide for the kind...
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