June 10, 2013 - Worcester Business Journal

Advice

Keep Your Marketing Message Simple

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of activities, distribution channels, potential promotional opportunities and...

Economy

Viewpoint: Pay Attention To New Wellness Tax Credit

Many small businesses in Massachusetts are already benefitting from employee wellness programs that can boost productivity and...

Life Sciences

Revenue Declines, Losses Rise For Arrhythmia

Citing several challenges over 2012, Fitchburg-based medical device manufacturing and software firm Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc. last...

Retail

Where Entrepreneurship Is Passed Down

Like many entrepreneurs might be inclined to do watching their children start a business, Albert Maykel Jr....

Economy

Summer Chill: Fewer Companies Hiring Students Hurts Firms Too

A summer job is almost a rite of passage for high school and college students, but it's one that has become increasingly rare over the last decade, a trend felt by area businesses that once relished the summer help.

Government & Politics

‘Gateway Cities’ Designation Could Be Key To Recovery

Perhaps feeling as if they had always been taking a back seat to the Boston area, officials...

News

Meet Our 2013 Family Business Award Winners

The influence of certain families is omnipresent throughout the American economy. Just think of household names like...

Small Business

Putting A Shine On 3 Generations Of Dedication

Going through the car wash is an errand many people don't mind, in fact even look forward...

Real Estate

Shrewsbury Looks For New Blood To Help Lift Rte. 9 Retail District

Last month, Building 19 announced it was closing its Shrewsbury location on Route 9, effectively ending the...

News

Accolades & Honors: June 10

Whitinsville-based UniBank was given the Stoddard Award by the United Way of Central Massachusetts for outstanding leadership...

Opinion

Readers Weigh In: Don’t Cut Number of Weeks To Collect Jobless Benefits

Compared with other states, Massachusetts offers generous unemployment benefits. But business groups believe reform is needed in...

Hospitality

Briefing: Foxwoods 2 In Milford?

Officials of the Foxwoods resort casino in Connecticut unveiled plans last week for a casino in Milford...

Opinion

Readers Weigh In: Murray At The Chamber

Former lieutenant governor Tim Murray has begun his new job as president and CEO of the Worcester...

Retail

Q&A With Sheila Shechtman Of American Gourmet Group, Hebert Candies

Hebert Candies, with its 65,000-square-foot Tudor stone mansion on Route 20 in Shrewsbury, have been synonymous with...

News

A Family Beyond The Bloodlines

When Brendon Davis, director of business operations for Marlborough-based staffing firm The Davis Cos., got on a...

Retail

Rolling With The Changes Since The 1940s

If there's a core reason Klem Tractor has made it through 66 years and several generations of...

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Deadlines

10. THEY'RE NECESSARY. Nothing motivates as well as a deadline. It injects structure into your job or...

Economy

Bay State Firms Need Break In Jobless Fund Payments

Unemployment compensation has provided a critical financial lifeline to workers who, many through no fault of their...

Real Estate

Real Deals: June 10

Read more Real Deals: April 15Real Deals: April 29Real Deals: May 13Real Deals: June...

Manufacturing

A Foundation Of Passion And Trust

At the Coghlin Cos., there is a major focus on utilizing personal strengths and loving what you...

Advice

101: ACCEPTING CRITICISM

Whether it's expected, such as a corporate review of your management performance — or seemingly comes out...

Real Estate

Will Murray Look To Combine Business Groups?

In 2011, a prominent Worcester attorney sparked debate among local business groups when he suggested they consolidate to have a more focused approach to economic development.

News

Photo Finish: June 10

SEED MONEYSouthbridge-based Savers Bank donated $2,000 to Community Harvest Project, which has a farm in North Grafton...

Hospitality

Service With Smiles – For 57 Years

In a city where the classic American diner car is part of its history, the Parkway Restaurant...

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