June 11, 2007 - Worcester Business Journal

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Worcester firm seeks FDA approval for vaccine

Treatment would stave off relapsesBiovest International Inc. Chairman and CEO Dr. Steven Arikian is "cautiously optimistic" that...

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A ‘fair’ move

Faced with an aggressive timetable, Scholastic Book Fairs New England makes short work of its move to...

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Can you keep a secret?

Trade secrets are more than secret recipes and formulasNeed to make sure your company's most confidential information...

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Databank

Movers and ShakersFitchburg-based Micron Products Inc. has appointed MICHAEL NOLAN as chief operating officer. Prior to joining...

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The Wal-Mart effect hits local town officials

Retail giant brings traffic and anonymous phone callsThough exactly what a new Wal-Mart brings to a town...

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Opinion: Jobs for youth fuel long-term pay offs for local employers

BY DENNIS IRISHA new call is being issued to businesses and nonprofits across the city to provide...

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A Berlin Wall in Worcester

City officials struggle to redevelop the old Standard Foundry building, neighboring parcelsThe old Standard Foundry building in...

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Newsbriefs

MediaSudbury publisher grabs review line SUDBURY - Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc. has acquired National Nursing Review's...

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The evolution of Employee Assistance Programs

To survive, EAPs, have begun offering more than just alcohol counselingThe Wellness Corp.'s office on West Main Street...

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WPI tutor program is money in the bank

Potential for licensing, sale aboundsIn the four years since Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor Neil T. Heffernan and...

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White guy? Don’t apply

Bump encourages workplace diversitySuzanne M. Bump, Massachusetts secretary of labor and workforce development, said she could staff...

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Editorial: Longer days, brighter future

We've all heard it. There's just not enough skilled labor in Massachusetts.We're not talking about uber-educated doctors...

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Closing thoughts Jim Reger, board chairman, Construction Industries of Massachusetts

Advocate says increasing gas tax is needed to save roadsJim Reger is the president of P.J. Keating...

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How to give a knock-out speech

By ANN BAKERWoody Allen said that 80 percent of success is showing up. A three-time Academy Award-winning...

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Opinion: Worcester’s pipeline challenge

BY EVAN S. DOBELLEFor every 100 public high school ninth-graders in Massachusetts, only 75 will graduate from...

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Small Biz: Your business as a reality show Would anyone tune in?

By FERN NISSIM AND SUSAN ADAMSThese days every other commercial on TV is for a new reality...

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Perq-y paydays

Local executive compensation includes nearly everything but the kitchen sinkThanks to new Securities and Exchange Commission rules,...

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Whipping a family-run business into shape

How a Sterling firm learned to act like a billion-dollar bizThe Erickson family credits a group of...

June 11, 2007Edition

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