March 20, 2017 - Worcester Business Journal

Environment

How to optimize your trade show investment

Trade shows are an integral part of the marketing strategy for some industries and companies. Frequently though,...

Government & Politics

Four new plans for vacant Worcester courthouse

A $35-million proposal for the former Worcester County Courthouse calls for 300 market-rate apartments in two new buildings and a reuse of the 1800s court building with office and retail space.

News

Charitable Works

Webster Five donated $5,000 to Rainbow Child Development Center. The funds will be used to support the...

Advice

Three ways to guide cost-reduction considerations

All company cost reductions are not created equal. Waiting until there is a problem in your business...

News

Calendar

Taste of Nashoba Host: Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m. Date: March 21 Place: Lawrence...

Advice

Plan ahead to manage busy season

The accounting profession is known for its ability to meet crucial filing dates that can change an...

News

Every organization regardless of size, industry or location will host a meeting or event. This may be as simple as internal meetings within your office in a conference room or external meeting in a hotel or conference meeting space.

Hospitality

Crust’s new owner seeks to elevate Worcester’s bread game

As a first-time business owner, Alexis Kelleher has her sights set on maintaining the quality Crust has cultivated, and on selling to more area restaurants.

News

Incorporations

These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Jan. 17-31. Listed are corporate name,...

Arts & Entertainment

Mercantile Center replacing long-dead Worcester Galleria

New spaces along the edges of the center's towers are envisioned as restaurants and other retail uses that will enliven a development with 642,000 square feet of space – almost 30 percent of which is vacant.

Government & Politics

Mass. should wait on $2K business healthcare assessment

Quite simply, the fair share assessment is the wrong solution for taming growth in MassHealth, which now insures almost 2 million residents or 30 percent of the commonwealth's total population.

Education

Accolades & Honors

Gardner's Heywood Healthcare honored James and Asta Kraskouskas, owners of Anthony's Liquor Mart in Gardner, with the...

Government & Politics

Fresh Beginnings

Worcester Credit Union and Quinsigamond Community College have teamed up to provide job and financial literacy training...

Hospitality

Great Wolf Lodge anchors Fitchburg’s tourist economy

Since it opened in May 2014, the city of Fitchburg has generated nearly $2 million in hotel occupancy tax from Great Wolf Lodge, including just over $1 million in 2016 alone.

News

Golf tournaments

MAY A list of upcoming Central Massachusetts tournaments.Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball Gold Championship Date: May 22-23 Location: Red...

News

Central Mass. golf courses adapt to changing demands

Economic downturns cut into players' disposable income, and the Great Recession caused many Boomers to put off their retirement plans, forcing courses to adapt to changing demands.

Government & Politics

Editorial: Striking while the iron is hot

Much work remains, but today's momentum in Worcester is real, and it bodes well for the entire region.

News

Plotting your escape at Escape Games Worcester

In just over a year since clients started paying Jason Eastty to lock them in rooms with creative puzzle-solving required to exit, he has hosted corporate groups with 270 people, bachelor parties and one failed marriage proposal.

Health Care

Years of losses make local insurers attractive to larger companies

With court decisions blocking mergers of the nation's top health insurers, it's likely those companies will look to acquire smaller players.

Government & Politics

Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

Advice

10 things I know about … Entrepreneurs using time wisely

10) 15 minutes the night before saves you two hours the next day!

March 20, 2017Edition

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