March 2, 2015 - Worcester Business Journal

News

Poll finds majority support for gender pay equity bill

Despite the restrictions it would place on employers, most voters in last week's poll like a new...

Government & Politics

MBTA’s woes put Baker in a tough spot

The MBTA is slowly restoring its service to levels that the system's riders had experienced before the first blizzard struck on Jan. 27. But restoring the public trust in the transit system will take much longer.

Economy

WBJ Talk back

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: KEEP IT OR DITCH IT? Both the state and nation saw unemployment fall steadily...

Health Care

Electronic health records systems are increasingly sophisticated, but still a work in progress

Electronic health records have rolled out in force over the last several years. And, hundreds of companies offer software, and government has provided incentives and mandates for medical offices to modernize. Many patients are logging on to perform tasks that once took a phone call or visit.

News

Photo Finish

OF NOTEThe Westborough office of TransCanada donated $5,200 to the Worcester County Food Bank. Employees also donated...

Advice

101: Getting their attention

How can we get employees or team members to be more cohesive as a group, more motivated,...

News

Accolades & Honors

Shrewsbury Fire Chief James M. Vuona was given the 2014 Fire Chiefs' Leadership in Fire Education Award...

Health Care

For providers, data security is a never-ending battle

Privacy has been an obligation of the medical profession dating back to the ancient Greeks and the Hippocratic Oath. However, safeguarding patient information has transformed alongside an industry that increasingly relies on technology.

Education

Business group: Switching out of MCAS will better prepare future workers

For years, MCAS was the assessment test that ruled Massachusetts schools. But when it comes to real-world skills, it's not measuring up, said a recent report from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE).

Government & Politics

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Nov. 16-30,...

Advice

Building your selling confidence

The biggest issue with salespeople is lack of confidence. This leads to a fear of making phone calls, knocking on doors and otherwise doing whatever it takes to be successful.

News

Briefing: Winter’s impact on business

A day snowed in can be a welcome reprieve from the daily grind. But when one snow day turns into three or four, employees and their bosses start to wonder how they'll ever catch up, and how being snowed in hurts the bottom line.

Nonprofits

For some nonprofits, revenue-generating ventures boost the mission

In a back room of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, teams work at cataloging and digitizing the organization's collection of American printed artifacts. It's just one example of a group of Central Massachusetts nonprofits that use business ventures to round out grant and foundational funds as part of their revenue mix.

News

Q&A with Chris Provo, President & CEO, Provo Financial Services

Chris Provo left Wall Street in 1992 to launch his own financial services company. He started with just one client. But today, Provo Financial is a multimillion-dollar firm, managing investments for both individuals and institutional clients.

Real Estate

Real Deals

Transportation

Does fixing the T begin with money?

Four crippling snowstorms in less than a month have led to a breakdown of the MBTA system,...

Education

Mass. schools not keeping pace with needs of our economy

Massachusetts companies need workers with the right skills who can help them succeed in a rapidly changing global economy. But that goal remains at risk because our education system is not keeping pace with the demands of the commonwealth's economy.

Manufacturing

Why do Mass. exports lag rest of U.S.? Experts point to product mix, stronger dollar

Before the bottom fell out of the global economy in 2008, sales of Massachusetts products to other countries were growing fast. But since the economy began to recover, the state's export growth has lagged the national numbers.

Advice

Rebranding

Cristina Hatem is corporate communications manager at Preferred Mutual Insurance Co., of New Berlin, N.Y., which sells...

News

Central Mass. hospitals keep an eye on Partners

Edward Moore, president and CEO of the Harrington HealthCare System, has been keeping a close eye on developments with Partners HealthCare, the enormous and fast-growing eastern Massachusetts health care system. Although Partners recently scaled back its latest expansion effort, Moore is not letting down his guard.

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