June 6, 2011 - Worcester Business Journal

Government & Politics

Saint Vincent Cancer Center Gets Healthy Tax Break

The Worcester City Council has unanimously approved a tax break for Saint Vincent Hospital’s planned cancer center...

Small Business

Website Serves Up Food Safety Information | Two-person team diversifies business into training

It seems reasonable to imagine that behind the extensive listings at USFoodSafety.com is a very efficient search...

News

Briefing: Health Care Cost Reports

Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration recently released two reports on the cost of health care, one on the...

Retail

Rotmans: Designing A Business

The site of the former Whittall Carpet Mill in College Square in Worcester has a longstanding tradition...

Professional Services

Checkerboard: A Business Made Of Paper

When Arthur Chase handed over the presidency of his business to his son, it was not...

Manufacturing

Mayfield Plastics: A Pattern For Success

Manufacturing is alive and well in Sutton, Massachusetts.Mayfield Plastics manufactures custom-made plastic parts using a heat-driven process...

News

2011 Family Business Awards

For many of us, if we're lucky, it's family that we turn to in times of great...

Government & Politics

Workforce Training Boards Face Budget Cuts | As feds trim the budget, resources for the unemployed could dwindle

Workforce training programs and career centers around Central Massachusetts are facing budget cuts and an expiration of...

Government & Politics

Manufacturing Needs Political Support

Step into any high school classroom on career day, or check in at an unemployment center, and...

Government & Politics

Editorial: A Lesson In Ethics

With many of the network shows winding down into summer reruns, there hasn't been much in the...

News

Oriol Health Care: A Home Away From Home

The owners and operators of Holden-based Oriol Health Care are brothers who share a business and a...

News

Med School Fundraiser Swings Big | Former governor spearheads ambitious campaign to fight ALS

Michael Collins, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, said he had one...

Real Estate

E. T. & L. Corp.: Evolving With The Times

"We are survivors," says Jennie Lee Colosi of the firm she leads, E.T. & L. of Stow,...

Small Business

Thrive Time: Advice on how to take your business to the next level

Quite simply, you cannot allow the economy to dictate your success. You should and can thrive...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Nonprofit PR

10. KNOW THE LANDSCAPE Disseminating information is a key part of most nonprofits’ missions. Understanding where...

News

Incorporations For March 16-31, 2011

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between March 16-31,...

Manufacturing

Rocheleau Tool & Die: Preparing For The Fourth Generation

For many family businesses, figuring out how not to take the work home with them is...

Economy

Government Employment A Drag On Recovery | As cities and towns cut staff, local businesses feel the pinch

Over the past few months, the news from the state job market has been pretty good. More...

Real Estate

Turning The Corner | Local home remodelers says business is finally starting to improve

Central Massachusetts remodelers say they are seeing signs of a recovery after the worst downturn for...

Retail

Q&A with Paul Butka, president of Sophelle

By the time Paul Butka was in the fourth grade, he was already learning how to apply...

News

Photo Finish from the June 6, 2011 issue

News

2011 Family Business Awards: Meet The Judges

This special supplement would not be possible without the help of our three capable judges. They helped...

Advice

101: Getting Organized

One of the most difficult things to keep up with in the office is paper. It has...

News

WBJ Talk Back from the June 6, 2011 issue

Web LawOur story about the trouble Athol-based toolmaker L.S. Starrett is having installing a hydroelectric plant near...

Professional Services

Experts Offer Advice On Social Media Policies

Anyone out there still willing to claim that social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are...

Economy

Demographics Shift In Worcester’s Favor

The city and county of Worcester made some impressive population gains from 2000 to 2010, according to...

News

Highlights from the June 6, 2011 issue

On Page One NEW AND IMPROVED — The remodeling industry is picking up nationally, and that...

Banking & Finance

Bay State Seeks Out Smaller Bond Buyers

State officials hope that Massachusetts has a new class of investors after selling $6.5 million worth of...

Small Business

Pine Acres Family Camping Resort: Taking It Outdoors

Pine Acres Campground Resort has tents and places for outdoor fires, sure. But what really resonates...

Manufacturing

Oxford Laser-maker’s Earnings Right On Target | IPG draws attention from Lt. Gov. Murray

Looking at IPG Photonics’ earnings reports can be staggering. Revenues for the Oxford-based company have...

Transportation

Behind The Sound Bite: Safe Drivers?

If Massachusetts required its residents to re-take their written driver’s license exams, close to one-third of us...

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