May 25, 2009 - Worcester Business Journal

Energy

New Laws Needed To Protect Utility Customers

During the night of Dec. 11, 2008, a terrible ice storm struck New England. More...

Banking & Finance

Q1 Venture Investment In Local Firms Totals $37M | Only six Central Mass. firms land investment

It was expected that venture funding would take a hit in the first quarter, and it plummeted...

Retail

11 Mass. Dealers Closure List

Chrysler has asked a New York Bankruptcy Court to allow it to eliminate 789 dealerships in its...

Professional Services

Cloud Tech Poses Problems For Lawyers | E-discovery lost in brave new world

The term “cloud computing” may sound space age, but it’s presenting some unique challenges for attorneys and...

Banking & Finance

The Rise Of The Check Casher | Despite banks’ efforts, some still choose check cashing stores

Cassie H. Farmer has run the Family Financial Center, a Framingham check-cashing franchise, since October of 2007....

Advice

101 Setting Up a Home Office

Ah, the joys of working from home. No battling the rush hour traffic. No rushed lunch breaks....

Small Business

Summer Program Promises To Shift Office Demographics | The argument for employing teens during the off-season

People who have been in the working world for years have probably always complained about young workers...

News

Photo Finish for the May 25, 2009 issue

Government & Politics

PILOT’s Promise

Earlier this month, Worcester Polytechnic Institute followed the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ lead and...

Small Business

Strength In Numbers | Job seekers network their way through recession

Framingham resident Marci Reynolds hasn’t always made networking a priority. Like many professionals, she’s been using LinkedIn...

Life Sciences

Med School Gets China Syndrome

Worcester biotech and medical researchers pride themselves on their collaborative work, and on May 8 some of...

News

Shop Talk: Q&A with James O’Brien, Chairman of the Board at Worcester Center for the Performing Arts

James O’Brien, 61, a partner with Worcester’s Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting law firm, has been involved in...

Banking & Finance

Credit Woes Further Delay Fitchburg Project

A converted mill project that promises to provide 152 off-campus beds for Fitchburg State College students won’t...

Energy

Unitil Works To Reclaim Its Public Image | Strained utility calls upon former National Grid exec for help

After testifying at a Department of Public Utilities hearing a few weeks ago, in which utility company...

Banking & Finance

2008 Campaign Spending Outpaces 2006 | Number of candidates continues to dwindle

Historically, to run a successful campaign as a Massachusetts politician, you needed money. Lots of...

Energy

New Homes Heated From The Ground Up

Joseph Marinella became intrigued when he kept hearing about geothermal heating and cooling systems as he was...

Banking & Finance

Market Shift: Bank Mergers Pick Up Steam Locally | Local finance execs says there’s still room to consolidate

Take the pulse of the banking industry these days, and it might seem as if it’s got...

Banking & Finance

May 25, 2009 Issue of the WBJ

Watch as WBJ Editor Christina Davis talks about what you'll find in the May 25 issue of...

Government & Politics

Briefing: Municipal Partnership Act II

In late January, Governor Deval Patrick filed the Municipal Partnership Act II, a piece of legislation that...

News

Incorporations for March 1 – 15, 2009

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary...

Advice

10 Things I Know About Successful Networking

Karen Burke is a certified professional coach with 20 years of experience working with small- and medium-sized...

Professional Services

Advertising Advantage

In an era of growing economic instability and decreasing consumer demand for products and services, businesses are...

Government & Politics

Sales Tax Hike Punitive For Shop Owners

Small, independent retailers are a vital part of our communities. They are the faithful sponsors of the...

Education

FSC Digs Into North County Economy

A new initiative at Fitchburg State College promises to offer North Central Massachusetts businesses and elected officials...

Manufacturing

Worcester Firm Goes Backstage | Tired of cheap travel cases, stage production company makes its own

I’ve been to a lot of manufacturing companies in Central Massachusetts and many of them have been...

Banking & Finance

L.S. Starrett Carries Forward After Historic Quarterly Loss

Tool manufacturer L S Starrett Co. may have been a late arrival to the ball, but the...

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