May 24, 2010 - Worcester Business Journal

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Collections

Jeff DiMatteo is president of Marlborough-based American Profit Recovery. He can be reached at jeff.dimatteo@americanprofit.net. 10....

Economy

Looking For Recovery | In the wake of job losses from the Great Recession, we identify which industries are primed for a comeback…and which...

In recent months, the tide of awful employment news has been receding. Every region of the state...

Life Sciences

Biotech Tax Breaks Built On Accountability

How do you design a state tax incentive program that ensures transparency, accountability and a solid return...

Energy

Energy Efficiency Contractors Left Out In The Cold

For the last seven years Ellen and Bob Levesque, owners of Bob’s Insulation in Sutton, have had...

News

Knowhow: Negotiating Table | Advice on how to make sure your business interests are protected

If you are responsible for running a business or managing a significant part of a business,...

Education

Shop Talk: Q&A With Julia Sigalovsky

Julia Sigalovsky emigrated to the United States from Moscow 21 years ago with her family. Since then,...

Small Business

Google, SBA Push Small Biz Web Techniques

Most entrepreneurs started their businesses because of something they love doing—carpentry, baking pastries, styling hair or whatever....

Advice

101 Exit Interviews

Seeing an employee walk out the door is often painful, especially if that employee is a high-performing...

News

Contents Of The May 24, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

Issue Highlights ...

Real Estate

Mill’s Future Still Uncertain | Owners float life sciences use for Uxbridge site

It’s been nearly three years since the Bernat Mill in downtown Uxbridge burned to the ground in...

Transportation

Businesses Anticipate Expansion Of North County Commuter Line | Feds will spend to extend line west from Fitchburg

Daniel Nigrosh owns a 250,000-square-foot refurbished industrial mill in West Fitchburg just about a mile off of...

Manufacturing

Variety In Engineering In Dudley | What happens when WPI grads run a machine shop

The story of Kokos Machine Co. in Dudley is a story about the American dream. Rich...

Small Business

Number One With A Bullet | Local entrepreneurs try to make it in the topsy-turvy recording industry

In its early days, the record industry was about community, and music fans could hear the uniqueness...

Government & Politics

CORI Reform Needed Now

Last fall, legislation I sponsored reforming the Massachusetts Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) law was passed by...

News

WBJ Talk Back In The May 24, 2010 Issue

“The state should take into account the impact on homeowners before forcing 40B on our cities and...

News

Photo Finish From May 24, 2010 Issue Of The WBJ

News

Incorporations For March 1 – 15, 2010

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's...

Small Business

Proposal Would Mandate More Oversight For State Tax Credits

A group of more than a dozen Beacon Hill lawmakers are calling for more stringent measures to...

Banking & Finance

Banks Bristle At Reverse Mortgage Rules

Earlier this spring, as the state Senate was getting ready to pass a bill cracking down on...

Small Business

Customer Care Actions That Build Sales

It's easy for just about anyone in businessâincluding companies, salespeople and marketersâto fall into a âpatternâ when...

Real Estate

MetroWest Towns Struggle To Meet 40B Threshold

About a year ago Natick Town Planner Patrick Reffett said he felt like a weight was lifted...

Real Estate

Buyer Wanted: Former Fire House Back Up For Sale

Anyone who submits a bid for the purchase and redevelopment of the city-owned Fire Alarm & Telegraph...

Small Business

Survey Says: Small Business Hasn’t Recovered Yet | Two surveys reveal a tepid outlook on the economy

Small business owners are cautiously optimistic about the current state of the economy – or at least...

Economy

Going Regional

In New England, local identity, right down to the neighborhood and individual streets, runs deep. This...

Technology

When Fuzzy Bunnies And Baby Hamsters Drive Them Wild

There are a lot of businesses out there that have Facebook pages. But let’s be honest, a...

Small Business

Patrick Defends Small Biz Health Insurance Rate Denials | Advocates say Gov. in danger of missing the big picture

It’s obvious that health care costs are an enormous burden, and a serious threat to the viability...

Education

Briefing: The End Of MCAS?

Last week, The Boston Globe reported that state officials are preparing a proposal to scrap the state’s...

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