May 11, 2020Edition

Two things are becoming abundantly clear: 1) The coronavirus pandemic is still growing; and 2) People are becoming more impatient with a closed down economy.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began spreading in the United States, estate planning attorney Linda Cammuso has seen a noticeable increase in clients seeking out her services for themselves and their businesses.

Leveraging technology to get the job done has been critical to many organizations. Two months ago remote working was not widespread in our region, being offered by most firms only in limited situations.

Small business owners in Massachusetts are now in the fight of their lives, many forced to close their doors when Gov. Charlie Baker shut down all non-essential businesses in mid-March.

Central Massachusetts organizations making hires and promotions recently include Cornerstone Bank, Rollstone Bank & Trust, UMass Memorial Health Care and Covectra.

Main reasons for restructuring or reorganizing a business involve the departure of a key person, overlapping roles or new business objectives, such as entering a new market.

Compounded by the fears of the virus, business owners of color are being disproportionately left out of the federal bailout Paycheck Protection Program.

10) Documentation. A good starting place is confirming job descriptions, employee handbooks and job specific training guides are accurate.

Management guru Peter Drucker once said culture eats strategy for breakfast. Drucker wasn’t suggesting strategy is unimportant. He was noting no strategy, however strong, would succeed if executed in an environment of a weakened or failed culture.

Quickly picking up on technology has become a necessary skill these days for museums more accustomed to bringing in crowds to see artwork, watch and hear animals in their habitats, or experience first-hand the wonders of science.

Savvy Central Mass. social media managers all seem to report the same phenomenon, which is a business owner’s dream: post a product online and see it fly off the shelves.

Central Massachusetts was already facing deep-rooted challenges with poverty. Add a pandemic forcing more than 800,000 Massachusetts residents to file for unemployment, and Central Massachusetts human services have been sent into overdrive.

This new way of life has rearranged the real estate and construction industries, just like practically every other part of the economy.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has a count of coronavirus patients nearing 200, of which 69 are in intensive care. The Worcester hospital is also leading operations at a field hospital at the DCU Center. But hospital leaders are already planning ahead post-surge, with more than 1,000 procedures backed up through April.

Major League Baseball and other prominent sports leagues have been put on hold indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Worcester Bravehearts aren't giving up.