May 13, 2019 - Worcester Business Journal

Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers for May 13, 2019

Check out the recent movers and shakers landing new positions in Central Massachusetts.

Banking & Finance

Slower than expected rollout of recreational marijuana keeping prices high

When compared to other legal marijuana states, Massachusetts is far behind.

News

101: Recruiting talent

Hiring the right employees on the first try saves money and time.

Manufacturing

Uxbridge, Athol find new revenue by embracing cannabis

Half of Massachusetts cities and towns have enacted or are considering a ban on recreational marijuana businesses, towns like Uxbridge and Athol have gone in the other direction.

Economy

The economic impact of legal pot is limited, as Mass. seeks the right balance

Worcester could have up to 15 cannabis shops. Western cities of similar size show there could be demand for far more, but the economic impact may not be so noticeable.

Banking & Finance

Pot firms must overcome financial hurdles

With cannabis businesses steadily entering the mainstream, it can be easy to lose sight of how difficult it is to launch and operate an organization in a quickly evolving industry.

News

Stop micromanaging your life. I mean it.

What I've learned in my evolution as an employer is the day does not have enough hours to get everything done.

Manufacturing

The moment the ballot initiative passed in November 2016 allowing for recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, economic development officials across the state should have been sharpening their pencils.

Economy

You can still fire workers for using marijuana

Employers can prohibit employees from using or being under the influence of marijuana in the workplace. Yet, the law does not address regulating use outside of the workplace.

Arts & Entertainment

Developer of critical WooSox mixed-use project has low-key history

The key principal for Boston-based Madison Properties has experience with Worcester but has never built a project like the one he has planned next to the proposed Polar Park.

Real Estate

Worcester close to securing all ballpark land

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority has now voted to acquire nearly all of the properties needed for the $101-million ballpark.

Advice

10 Things I know about… Internship programs

Make a real effort, treat interns like valued staff, and you get amazing results.

Economy

E.L. Harvey & Sons scrambling amid new Chinese recycling standards

When Chinese firms virtually stopped buying recycled mixed paper from the United States, the effects didn't take long to become visible at E.L. Harvey & Sons' Westborough facility.

Real Estate

WooSox mixed-use project is behind schedule

Every development is different, and no one is saying the WooSox stadium won't open for the 2021 season; but in an industry where delays often lead to more delays, we should all pay attention to its progress.

Health Care

New UMass chief nursing officer wants to continue community focus

UMass Memorial Medical Center named its new chief nursing officer Justin Precourt, who comes from leadership positions at Tufts Medical Center and Brigham & Women's Hospital.

May 13, 2019Edition

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