May 1, 2017Edition

Hospitality

With new restaurant, Southwick’s Zoo enters next phase

The largest Central Mass. tourist attraction has added a restaurant and rebranded with interactive tools to position itself for the future.
Education

Bringing higher ed to the masses

Quinsigamond Community College's president-elect is drawing on his career and upbringing to provide education to populations most in need.
Health Care

Reliant acquisition helps doctors, healthcare costs over long term

With Reliant's potential sale – its board is voting on May 9 – fears over the ceding of local control need to be balanced with the realities of a changing healthcare industry: costs must come down and providers must find further efficiencies.
Hospitality

Making Worcester restaurants fun

Laura DiBenedetto founded Vision Advertising in Worcester when she was 19. After nearly two decades of purposeful slow growth, her firm specializes in advertising for hospitality and professional services firms.
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Advice

101: Team conflicts

As a leader, it's your place to step in and do damage control if differing views are impacting a project.
Health Care

Keeping UMass Memorial fresh

Richard Siegrist, a health care and technology entrepreneur, will help bring UMass Memorial Health Care to new heights as its new chairman.
Opinion

Mass. needs sales tax holiday

While we continue to fight at the federal level and in the courts for national sales tax parity, the Sales Tax Holiday at least levels the playing field for a short 48 hours.
News

Incorporations

These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from March 1-15.
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Health Care

After May 9 vote, Reliant could be sold

The largest independent physician practice in Central Massachusetts – Reliant Medical Group in Worcester – will decide May 9 whether to be acquired by a division of $185-billion healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth Group.
Advice

10 things I know about… Public Wi-Fi

Free public Wi-Fi connections are treated like a public utility, but they can be making you vulnerable to hackers.
News

ACCOLADES & HONORS

The latest recognitions and awards in Central Massachusetts.
Banking & Finance

South County banks to merge fully, rebrand

SpencerBANK and Southbridge Savings Bank have taken the merger of their holding companies one step further. Last month, the banks announced they would merge as one institution and rebrand as Cornerstone Bank.
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Advice

How to attract more and better clients

The key to growing business is utilizing a dual strategy of building an amazing brand that commands long-lasting attention and layering on a performance marketing approach that connects with the right audience to drive revenue.
Education

In renaming debate, Holy Cross weighs tradition vs. institutional mission

Holy Cross begins an examination of whether its longtime Crusader name should be erased starting this fall, with input from students, faculty, alumni and others.
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