March 21, 2022 - Worcester Business Journal

Banking & Finance

Movers & Shakers for March 21, 2022

Cornerstone Bank, GFA Federal Credit Union, LLB Architects, and Mirick O'Connell were among the companies who all announced new hires and promotions.

Health Care

🔒Q&A: COVID long hauler provides calm restoration with two new spas

Over the last two years, Alaina Mangano Brown had to face the realities of COVID as both a long hauler managing lasting symptoms and as a small business owner.

News

🔒Editorial: Changing of the guard in higher ed

Finding suitable candidates for a top job in higher education is far from easy, given the variety of constituencies who want a say in the search, the necessity for confidentiality, and understanding the present and future needs of the institution.

Opinion

🔒Viewpoint: NAACP calls for answers in CDO’s departure

With a population so diverse, we now only have one person of color in the leadership of the administration and no Black women.

Opinion

🔒A Thousand Words: TJX divests from Russia

Advice

🔒101: Empathetic leadership

The stigma is that to be empathetic as a manager is a weakness, when in reality, it’s a strength. But in today’s intense, competitive business environment, empathetic managers are seen as soft.

Advice

🔒Key tips for an effective commercial lease

The lease must create a roadmap for the landlord delivering possession of the premises in an agreed-upon condition and for the tenant beginning to pay rent.

Advice

🔒10 Things I know about … Securing your business

yberattacks can severely damage your business. 60% of small and midsized businesses shut down within six months of an attack. Customers want to patronize businesses they trust to protect personal data.

Health Care

🔒Meeting 2022 with optimism: Post-COVID conferences returning

The mood is now decidedly upbeat when it comes to meetings and conferences coming back to Worcester venues such as Mechanics Hall, the DCU Center, and AC Hotel by Marriott Worcester.

Advice

🔒The secret weapon to create a powerful edge on the golf course

Every golfer knows golf is a game played between the ears. They also know almost every competitive golfer uses mental coaching to lower their score.

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Reviving golf in Gilbertville: Family-run course saved by investor

The former Dunroamin Country Club is a microcosm reflecting the turbulent ups and downs the entire golf course industry has experienced over the last three decades.

Education

🔒How do you replace a college president? 8 Central Mass. colleges are finding out

Since 2020, more than half of Central Massachusetts’ colleges and universities have seen a transition in top leadership, with eight presidents leaving or announcing their departure in the last two years.

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Infiltrating Worcester’s inner circle

Informal meetings take place across Worcester everyday with the express goal of uplifting a Gateway City on the brink of larger economic and cultural significance.

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 6: Competing hardware stores

What was the name of Daniel Waldo’s original hardware store when it closed in 2017?

News

🔒From the Editor: Make your voice heard

Impact is made by people who show up. It isn’t always easy, but the first step is making your voice heard. The NAACP certainly is.

Government & Politics

Mercantile Center owner planning hotel, 150 apartments for downtown Worcester

Developer Chip Norton announced two large-scale projects in downtown Worcester on Friday, including a 150-unit apartment building and 125-room hotel.

March 21, 2022Edition

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