May 11, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

Health Care

Common Sense To Lower Health Costs

The national discourse on health care reform has been a long time coming. Current reform plans consider...

Advice

101 SUCCESSFUL HIRING

A major part of a successful business is its people. And establishing a strong team of competent...

Government & Politics

Tax Gets Under The Skin Of Tanning Salon Owners

Two years after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, owners of tanning salons...

News

Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Feb. 16-29,...

Education

Colleges Don’t See Big Impact If Student Loan Rates Rise

The potential doubling of interest rates on new federally backed loans for college students has Central Massachusetts...

Government & Politics

Repeal The Tax On Medical Devices

In 2009, as the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act was taking shape, two schools of thought...

Hospitality

Pulling Together To Bring In More Tourists

When it comes to tourism in Worcester, no one is under any illusions that it’s in the...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES

10. IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY.A flexible work schedule may be just as motivating as...

Government & Politics

Business Boost On Rte. 20

City officials, business owners and residents alike are throwing their weight behind plans to update and expand...

Technology

Not Using Dropbox Yet? Here’s Why You Should Be

If you’re busy, I can save you a lot of time. Don’t bother reading the rest of...

News

WBJ Talk Back

PRELUDE TO A TAX HIKE? This month's release of property values in Worcester from its triennial revaluation,...

Advice

Generating Leads Online

Seems like everything is going online these days. If you run a business or work...

Education

College’s Plans Creep Along At ‘J. Geils Farm’ In Groton

More than a year ago, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, a tiny Catholic institution based...

News

Photo Finish

Reliant Medical Group awarded eight Worcester nonprofits nearly $40,000 in grants, including Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc.,...

Manufacturing

A Manufacturing Surge Along Rte. 2?

North Central Massachusetts — anchored by the cities of Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner — has long been...

Government & Politics

With Health Care Costs, A Nudge From The State Beats A Push

The maze that is our national health care system has many twists and turns, and is beset...

Economy

Behind The Sound Bite: BEST/WORST STATES FOR BUSINESS

Massachusetts has long had a reputation for being unfriendly to business. That reputation was reinforced early this...

Banking & Finance

Money for Main St.?

If you start a business to develop an online, social media-based game or a new kind of...

Energy

Shop Talk: New Chapter For Technology Leader

Gary Clarke knows emerging technologies. After all, he has worked in senior roles at Amazon.com's Kindle group,...

Manufacturing

Briefing: FLEXcon’s R&D Center

Last week, company officials from Spencer-based FLEXcon gathered to celebrate the opening of the pressure-sensitive films and...

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