June 20, 2011 - Worcester Business Journal

Education

Teacher Evaluation Overhaul Deserves Support

Last month, Commissioner Mitchell Chester of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed a new...

Advice

101: Conducting Interviews

We’ve all heard the adage that employee retention depends on making good hires in the first place....

Manufacturing

Behind The Sound Bite: Manufacturing Report Card

School kids aren’t the only ones that receive letter grades. So do states, and the latest report...

News

WBJ Talk Back from the June 20, 2011 issue

Corrupt-achusettsOur optimism that the trial of former Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi might spark some...

Manufacturing

Worcester Manufacturer Dons A Rally Cap | Baseball gloves make a comeback on Fremont Street

The Worcester-made, handcrafted baseball glove nearly met its untimely end last year. Longtime leather goods manufacturer...

News

Incorporations For April 1-15, 2011 (Part I)

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between April 1-15,...

Professional Services

Live From Worcester, It’s UMass Med School

We’ve all heard the phrase “live via satellite” when watching the evening news. That privelege is...

Economy

The Economics Of A Natural Disaster | Tornadoes may leave opportunity in their wake

Bob Hanson is from Kansas, so he knows a thing or two about tornadoes. ...

Professional Services

Local Printer Pushes For Alimony Fix | Reform measure gains traction with leaders on Beacon Hill

Marlborough business owner Stephen Hitner’s first marriage ended in divorce 12 years ago. Since that time, his...

Manufacturing

Q&A with Bob Munroe, IdeaPaint

Bob Munroe has spent much of his career climbing the corporate ladder, landing in the 1990s as...

Small Business

Not-So-Dumb Luck: How to make success find you

As an entrepreneurship educator and business consultant, I've had many boisterous discussions with both my graduate students...

News

Photo Finish from the June 20, 2011 issue

Government & Politics

Reader: No Sympathy For Government Workers

Dear Editor, I read your article by Livia Gershon about public cuts hurting the economy (“Government...

Professional Services

Fitchburg Paper Deals With Turnover At The Top | Sentinel & Enterprise struggles to keep publisher seat filled

The publisher of a local newspaper typically fills a number of roles: leading editorial and sales staff,...

Advice

10. LENGTH IS RELATIVE Your résumé's length depends on your experience and profession. If you're a...

Agriculture

Third Generation Takes The Lead At Acton Farm Stand | Three sets of brothers keep Idylwilde in business, just like their dads did

When I was a kid growing up in Boxborough, there wasn’t a whole lot going on. Boxborough...

News

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