June 12, 2017Edition

Advice

101: Tracking competitors

Whether they guide your marketing efforts, service offerings or price decisions, your business competitors' activities should always be of interest to you.
Retail

TJX shareholders shoot down diversity measures

Roughly 15 percent of TJX shareholders voted to approve a proposal for setting policies and goals centered around erasing compensation gaps.
News

Incorporations

These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from April 16-30. Listed are corporate name, address and president.
Arts & Entertainment

Riding attendance surge, Tower Hill CEO plans expansion

Tower Hill's attendance outpaces the national trend, as attendance at the 600 members of the American Public Gardens Association rose more than 5 percent to 121 million, the group reported this spring. That includes nearly 1.5 million children on field trips.
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News

Four things to expect from your banker

When it comes to banks, businesses have a love/hate relationship. The banker is usually there when you don't need them, but too frequently not able to help when you do.
News

Charitable works

The Communicators Club of Worcester presented a $1,000 Elaine Cencak Memorial Scholarship to Isabella Sansone, a Nichols...
Banking & Finance

Create better retail spaces

The days of people shopping for certain goods in physical locations may be on the way out, but smart developers still can attract a robust retail customer base.
News

Fresh beginnings

The new Homewood Suites by Hilton Worcester at 1 Washington Square is accepting reservations for June 25...
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Opinion

Embrace the fiduciary rule

The writer responds to a May 15 column, "Avoid the Fiduciary Rule" by Nichols College Professor Christine Beaudin.
News

Accolades & Honors

Wegmans Food Markets, with a store in Northborough and one coming to Natick next year, was recognized...
Banking & Finance

In digital age, bank branches hit all-time high

Even if there are fewer reasons than ever to walk into a bank, that hasn't meant branches are closing. Instead, banks are renovating their spaces, going smaller and more informal, and training branch employees to do more of everything a customer may need.
Professional Services

Fletcher Tilton boosts elder law division

As Worcester law firm Fletcher Tilton nears its 200th year of serving clients, the business has gotten increasingly complex in order to serve its clients throughout their entire lives.
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Real Estate

NYC firm spends $20M to create modern Milford shopping plaza

New York City property manager RD Management is remaking the old Kmart as a Stop & Shop grocery store and has plans to expand a second building and add a third, creating a total of 15 retail spaces in what is now called Milford Crossing.
Technology

Biostage in acquisition talks

With the threat of NASDAQ delisting looming, executives at Holliston-based Biostage Inc. are looking for new ways to finance the continued development of its regenerative platform.
Advice

10 things I know about… Helping women succeed

Think outside your normal circle. This means, remembering the woman on your team may have missed the conversation in the men's room.
Advice

Five signs your lawyer is a keeper

While finding the right lawyer largely depends on your personality, there are some universal characteristics that all great lawyers share, and those are the things you should look for.
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