November 12, 2007 - Worcester Business Journal

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Project Spotlight 2: A Project Of Lofty Ambitions

Will CitySquare be Worcester's economic savior?If there's a development project in Central Massachusetts with a lot of...

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Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office primarily between August...

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Biotech Bizz: A New Model For Biotech

BMS plant in Devens is hallmark of paradigm shiftIn 1944, at the height of World War II,...

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Project Spotlight 12: On The Off Ramp

Framingham development by Interchange 12 still stalledTwo oval-shaped tracts of land surrounded by the maze of on...

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Holy Cross Starts Tech Group

A co-founder and vice president of business development for a MetroWest software company has come together with...

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Project Spotlight 1: Coming Out Of Its Shell

Bristol-Myers Squibb plant has more than a big budgetBristol-Myers Squibb can boast that it is the only...

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Southborough Firm Offers Pet Insurance Policies

More than 1,000 in Worcester County have signed upThings are looking up for dogs, cats and other...

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Worcester Broadcaster Acquires Two Connecticut Stations

Gois Broadcasting, the family-owned Spanish-language broadcasting company that owns WORC 1310 AM in Worcester, has announced a...

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Permit Program Gets Lukewarm Local Reception

Stan Gordon, vice president of real estate development for First Colony Development Co. Inc., at the job...

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Bulldozers Near Worcester Hotel And Conference Center

The Worcester Hotel and Conference Center at 500 Lincoln St.Former Holiday Inn's days are numberedThe Worcester Hotel...

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Editorial: Capitalizing On Worcester’s Strengths

At the nine colleges based within the city of Worcester's borders, there are roughly 2,118 full-time college...

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10 Things I Know About…

Starting A NonprofitBy Paul Kassebaum, co-founder of Genius!, a Worcester-based nonprofit.As told to Cory S. Hopkins, Worcester...

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Shop Talk: Worcester’s Pitch

Alexander "Oley" Carpp, the new head of Choose Worcester, a fledging organization funded by local businesses, has...

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Agency Goes Paperless For Policyholders

Faith E. Canario, vice president of Braley & Wellington Insurance Agency Corp.Cost of new system quickly recouped...

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Networking

Tuesday, November 13Success Express Workshop: All About Business FinanceSponsor: Corridor Nine Area Chamber of CommerceTime: 8:30 a.m....

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Opinion 2: Life Science Funding Needed Now

Massachusetts is recognized as one of the leading biomedical technology states in the country. Our research and...

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Industrial Strength: Woodworkers Show The Way In Holden

Dovetail, Woodmeister find home on Industrial DriveBooks at the library where I went to college were kept...

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Project Spotlight 7: Natick’s Luxury Living

Life at the mall never looked so goodWhen it's finished next summer, there won't be anything else...

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Labor Pool: Opening Doors For The Undocumented

With no plan to beat immigration, union workers ask newcomers to join themDespite being an English immigrant...

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Cranes And Scaffolds

Top Central Mass. construction projects total $3.4 billionWelcome to, and thank you for reading, the Worcester Business...

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Central Mass. Papers Continue To See Circ Slip

Fitchburg's Sentinel & Enterprise bucks trendBy Set Suthel, AP Business Writer The Audit Bureau of Circulation's most...

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A Mighty Hammer in Southbridge

J. Gabriel McCarthy, a real estate developer in Southbridge. Developers tackle tough projects to enliven downtownLooking at...

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Framingham Nonprofit Files Suit

Accuses town of discrimination against poor, drug addictsAn anti-poverty agency has filed a federal lawsuit against Framingham...

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Agents Wade Into Managed Competition

New auto rates coming Nov. 19Things are starting to get hectic for the state's insurance agencies, and...

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Fallon Clinic Still Fights Brand Confusion

New ad campaign touts independence from FCHPAt a recent trade show, Linda Coccola, a senior marketing manager...

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Fuel Cells To Fuel Growth In Worcester

Rep. Spellane proposes WPI as industry centerWorcester is fast becoming a cluster of clusters. It has become...

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Patrick Stumps For Stem Cells

Governor says time for legislature to act is nowAt a recent stop at UMass Medical School in...

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Money-Making For Do-Gooders

Billy Shore, a pioneer in the area of ˆsocial enterpriseˆ for nonprofits recently spoke in Leominster.North Central...

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New York Firm Consolidates In Ayer

Site will house more than 235 employees Two divisions of the New York-based defense and telecom...

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Connecticut Developer Has Big Plans For Charlton

600K of retail on the drawing boards along Route 20Rapid population growth and the town's efforts to...

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Movers & Shakers

Tighe & Bond Inc. has hired DAVID MURPHY as a project manager out of the firm's Worcester...

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Regional Briefs

Mass. Economy Buoyed By Science, TechnologyAccording to the latest Benchmarks Bulletin from MassBenchmarks, the state's economy grew...

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101 Managing Growth

5 tips to prepare for good timesEvery entrepreneur prays that their businesses will become profitable. But what...

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Bankruptcies

The following Central Massachusetts business filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Worcester recently. Shown below...

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Project Spotlight 11: Modern Science

UMass facility seeks to rush scientific discoveries to patientsPublic universities in the last decade have been no...

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Opinion 2: Broadband Internet Access Not Broad Enough

Massachusetts Sen. Kerry last month called a hearing before his Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship...

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