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May 16, 2022Edition

🔒Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 9: Bay State automobile building

What is the official name of the building at 67 Millbrook St., the former home of both Bay State Automobile Co. and the Thom McAn shoe company?

🔒Q&A: Northborough clothing entrepreneur seeks to provide better sleep

For almost four years, Glenn Paradise has been building from scratch a clothing company specializing in sleepwear. His company’s masked hoodie is designed to help those who struggle with getting a good night’s rest, including professional athletes.

🔒Letter to the Editor: The Bravehearts’ winning battle

Despite my admiration for your publication, I cannot help but to remark that your opinion piece in the April 18, 2022 edition entitled, “Fighting a losing battle” was both imprecise and defeatist.
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🔒Editorial: This problem impacts everybody

Inflation has had uneven impacts across the country and in different sectors of the economy.

Movers & Shakers for May 16, 2022

Among the organizations making recent hires and promotions are Fidelity Bank, Berkshire Bank, UMass Memorial Health, and AdCare Hospital.

🔒101: Quitting employees

There’s a whole human resources checklist to do when employees gives their notices – informing other employees, communicating the news to clients, and retrieving company property.

🔒Use government tax incentives to save cash and stimulate growth

A variety of tax incentives are available to businesses with a proposed real estate expansion project, meaning the project is considered if it will result in job creation and a renovation or new construction at a Massachusetts site.
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🔒10 Things I know about … Successful trade show participation

10) Commit early. Some trade shows provide a discount for early registration. The lower your costs, the lower your hurdle for reaching profitability.

🔒The unwritten double standard in dress codes

Because of systemic oppression, implicit and explicit prejudices and biases, imposter syndrome, and many more challenges very specifically tied to race, many BIPOC people have learned the code of living with the double standards they endure, including how we dress professionally.

🔒Q&A: New Shrewsbury autism provider seeks to offer 360-degree care

Jia Jia Ye is looking to redefine treatment for children on the autism spectrum. The co-founder and...

🔒Looking back at PPP’s legacy in Central Mass.

Overall, more than 20,000 PPP loans for a total of $1.8 billion were given out to businesses across Worcester County, with more than 4,800 and $450 million of those loans going to businesses within the city of Worcester, according to data from the SBA.
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🔒WooSox provide free housing to players for first time, amid housing affordability crisis

Finding stable housing has always been a challenge for low-income earners, but the problem has ballooned in places like Worcester where the average rent is growing about 10 percentage points faster than the average income.

🔒Russian problems: How Ukraine war fallout could impact IPG Photonics

The severing of economic ties between the U.S. and Russia is likely to prove a challenge for IPG Photonics, which was founded in Russia and has long-standing ties to the country.

Heywood Healthcare seeks to join UMass Memorial Health

Heywood Healthcare, one of the last independent community healthcare systems in Central Massachusetts, has agreed in principle to join the UMass Memorial Health system, seeking to become part of the network with facilities in Worcester, Marlborough, Leominster, Clinton and Southbridge.
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