November 10, 2008 - Worcester Business Journal

Energy

Fuel Price Site Started By Dudley Friends

Last year Ryan Finlay and Carlo Vivenzio bought houses next to each other in Dudley and found...

Small Business

Inside The Latest Worcester Business Journal

Front Page StoriesInterim CEO Helps Mend Strata BankA New Life For SeraCare In MilfordThe Case Of The...

Banking & Finance

Housing Act Offers Promise For Homeowners

While much attention has been paid to the recently approved “Bailout Bill” for Wall Street, there’s another...

Real Estate

Drug Overdose: The Strategy Behind Pharmacy Chain Expansion | When chains compete, there’s one in every neighborhood

It’s easy to see all the CVS pharmacy stores around Central Massachusetts and think the Woonsocket, R.I.-based...

Small Business

Photo Finish: On The Scene In Central Mass.

Banking & Finance

Nonprofit Offers Loans

RCAP Solutions, a broadly focused organization based in Gardner, is now in the business of making business...

Government & Politics

More Oversight On The Way For H1-B Visas

The recently released H-1B Benefit Fraud and Compliance Assessment (BFCA) report, drafted by the Office of Fraud...

Government & Politics

New Wrinkle For Divisive Housing Law | Updated 40B rules allow some non-residential uses

There is probably no Massachusetts land use law more controversial than Chapter 40B, the state’s “anti-snob” zoning...

Education

Economic Solution: Hit The Books

With the recent financial market turmoil, many businesses are getting more tactical and shortening their outlook to...

Banking & Finance

A New Life For SeraCare In Milford

Susan Vogt and Gregory Gould love overcoming challenges and solving problems and they’ve had lots of opportunities...

Government & Politics

Mass Communication From Woods Of Northborough | Small tech firm benefits from defense spending

Lyman Street in Northborough is a nice place for a home, never mind a collection of industrial...

Banking & Finance

Sold! The Business Of Property Auctions | With special video of a live auction in Northborough

A real estate auction is actually a pretty quiet affair. On a recent sunny but cold...

Banking & Finance

Central Mass. Quarterly Earnings Roundup

Several local companies recently reported their third-quarter earnings. Nearly all saw their profits and revenues shrink. Here’s...

Energy

South Shore Supports Wind Project

On Nov. 4, South Shore residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of a non-binding referendum question that their...

Small Business

5 things to avoid when investing in any technology â€“ big or small

People are used to doing their homework when it comes to major purchases in their personal lives....

Small Business

New business filings in Central Mass. for the first half of August 2008

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between August 15-31,...

Advice

10 Things I Know About…Writing A Blog

10. Easy Is Best Use an easy blog tool — I like WordPress. This will make...

Small Business

Tips for making sure your business gatherings stay on course

Meetings are one of the most overused elements of a business. Meetings can be too rushed or...

Manufacturing

PC Battery Maker Expands In Westborough | Boston-Power charged up about the future

Boston-Power Inc. has expanded its Westborough headquarters at 2200 West Park Dr. by 12,042 square feet. ...

Manufacturing

Interview With Buddy Lewis, Nocona Athletics

Lately, there have been some signs that manufacturing can be brought back to the United States, thanks...

Real Estate

Worcester Charles River Building Sold To Lab Developer | Site will be known as the Redstone Center

The five-story former TSI, PerkinElmer and Charles River Laboratories building at 55-57 Union St. in Worcester has...

Banking & Finance

Short Sales Tough On Local Realtors, Homeowners | Foreclosure can sometimes be a better option

When homeowners veer toward foreclosure, as increasing numbers of them have been doing for the past three...

Government & Politics

State Could Net $1B

Massachusetts officials are eagerly awaiting decisions in three court cases that could mean $1 billion in revenue...

Banking & Finance

The Case Of The Missing Solar Shares | Did Evergreen fly too close to the sun in Lehman deal?

In June, as the economy was beginning to sour, top executives from Evergreen Solar were arranging a...

Technology

Marlborough Tech Firm Lays Off 87

Egenera Inc. has laid off 87 people, representing 28 percent of its worldwide work force, a spokeswoman...

Technology

Mystery In The Classroom | Nobel winner addresses education summit to encourage changes in the way science is taught

Solving mysteries has drawn people since the dawn of time. After all that’s probably how the wheel...

Small Business

Economic Downturn Hits Compensation Plans | Raises few and far between in 2009

Even with the expensive holiday season approaching, most workers should probably avoid borrowing against the raises they...

Manufacturing

Mr. Flannagan Goes To China | The ‘Godfather’ of Leominster plastics gets a new gig

It would be hard to find anyone in the North Central Massachusetts plastics manufacturing cluster who doesn’t...

Banking & Finance

Clinton Savings Bank To Pay In Gitto Global Bankruptcy | Settlement reached in lengthy court battle

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Joel Rosenthal recently approved a settlement that ends a number of lawsuits related...

Banking & Finance

Interim CEO Helps Mend Strata Bank | Hjerpe is looking forward, not backward

Edward Hjerpe III loves a challenge and he certainly has one in his newest job as CEO...

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