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June 11, 2018Edition

101: Discipline at work

In a perfect world, all employees exhibit exceptional time management, judgment and diligence. But even if that were the case, definitions of those concepts can still vary greatly from cubicle to cubicle.

Greater Worcester homebuilding lags behind state, national, historic rates

New homes aren't being built at nearly the rate they used to in and around Worcester. In fact, the region hasn't kept up with statewide or national rates.

TJX CEO earns 1,500 times more than median employee

Three Central Massachusetts companies have reported CEO pay at least 100 times that of respective companies' median employees.

The age of the Worcester skyscraper has been replaced by street-level interactions

The age of building vertically stopped in the city nearly 30 years ago, as new developments focus on tying into the walking community.
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Craft beer is shifting to focus on intimate community connections

Craft beer is still booming, but breweries are scaling back their plans as dozens of new brewers come on line each year.

Old mill presents opportunity & obstacle to the new Hopedale

Town officials push for new commercial development and weigh eminent domain as they look to remake economy.

Harnessing the power of point-of-purchase signage

Each piece of marketing collateral plays a role in some bigger campaign.

Staruk blazing new paths in construction

In January, Jody Staruk was promoted to project executive at Milford general contractor Consigli Construction, the first woman to hold the position at the 113-year-old company.
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We need to build more homes

In the city of Worcester, the April inventory of single-family homes dropped 39 percent over April of last year.

10 THINGS I know about… Creating a truly diverse workplace

Understand why it's important. Inclusion is not just the right thing to do, it's a strategic business move. The most successful businesses are the ones with a workforce with different experiences and skillsets.

Let’s start with reasonable zoning laws

Worcester County and especially the city of Worcester are in a homebuilding crisis
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