March 19, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

Technology

Businesses Cozy Up To Social Media | Central Mass. firms see the value in brand building

We’ve all seen them: Business Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and blogs that start strong, with posts every...

Advice

101: Managing Tough Employees

Difficult employees can be distracting, bring down your team and undermine your authority as a manager. Experts...

Education

Q&A With Lloyd Hamm, Jr. of Anna Maria College

Lloyd L. Hamm Jr.Title: Chief Operating Officer and Dean, School of Business; Anna Maria College, Paxton Hometown...

News

Incorporations

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

Technology

Bad Online Review? How To Respond To Keyboard Critics

There are more and more venues on the internet for people to say what they want about...

Economy

Iran’s Threat To The Dollar

As Iran prepares to celebrate its greatest holiday of the year March 20, it also celebrates the...

Small Business

Vending Machine Operators Rail At Proposed Fee Hike

Central Massachusetts vending machine company owners say a proposal to hike vending machine license fees in Massachusetts...

Transportation

Briefing: Transportation Bond Bill

Earlier this month, the Patrick administration filed a $1.5-billion transportation bond bill that would maintain investments in...

News

Photo Finish

OF NOTEUnited Bank, which has offices in Central Massachusetts, contributed $97,643 to the United...

Retail

TJX Takes 2nd Look At E-Commerce | But analysts say it won’t be easy for Framingham-based off-price retailer

Click on the website of J.C. Penney, and in about a couple of minutes you can order...

Advice

10 Things I Know About Building Your Business Online

10. FIND A WAY TO THE WEB. If you can't afford a website, try such alternatives as blogs,...

Technology

Living And Thriving Without The Web | Not all businesses see a need to have an online presence

Over the past 10 years, the Internet has evolved from a nice way to promote a business...

Real Estate

TJX Hears Opportunity Knocking Loudly In Marlborough

With its pending purchase of the former Fidelity Investments campus in Marlborough, TJX will plug a big...

Government & Politics

Green Genie In A Bottle? | Expanded returnable container bill could fall flat

Daniel Shabo runs a business, but he doesn’t mind spending more to run it if he can...

Real Estate

Behind The Sound Bite: TJX Buying Fidelity Campus

A year ago, when Fidelity Investments announced it would vacate its Marlborough campus and take 1,100 jobs...

Advice

Finding Your Sweet Spot | How to identify and sell your company’s unique value

Before you launch a marketing or advertising campaign, you must commit to one absurdly obvious exercise. It...

Technology

Gauging Interest In Pinterest | Central Mass. businesses test potential of new social media platform

Would your business use social media websites for something entirely unrelated to the product or services it...

Government & Politics

Sick-Leave Mandate Stirs Ill Wind | State proposal irritates local business owners

A bill before the state Legislature that would mandate sick leave has owners of some local small...

News

Issue Highlights For March 19, 2012

GRINDING IT OUT IN MANUFACTURING – Technology, a growing export market and greater efficiency measures are helping...

Hospitality

Mass. Needs A Meals Tax Holiday

It's been more than a year since I worked to file a bill that would create a...

Manufacturing

Grinding It Out In Manufacturing | Technology, exports and greater efficiency help fuel industry resurgence

At Saint-Gobain's sprawling 103-acre Worcester campus, there are fewer employees working today than there were in 2007...

March 19, 2012Edition

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