November 12, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

Retail

Retailers Upbeat Entering Holiday Shopping Season

Retailers in Central Massachusetts look forward to a holiday season worth celebrating, and expect sales that outdo...

Transportation

WBJ Talk Back: Worcester Airport Activity, Sandy’s Aftermath

ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT Rectrix Aviation, which runs small, private jets and maintains aircraft, is expanding to...

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Tapping  Hidden Talent

10. KNOW WHAT IT IS A hidden talent, also known as a natural talent, is something that’s second...

Technology

Technology Makes Going To The Office An Option For Many

On a recent Friday, I had two phone interviews. One was with an executive for a local...

News

General Excellence: Reliant Medical Group, Worcester

Reliant Medical Group has a long history in Central Massachusetts, but when it comes to keeping employees...

Advice

101: TAKING A HEADSHOT

Whether it's for your company website, or to put on your business card or LinkedIn page, a...

Real Estate

Worcester Aims To Make Workers Residents

Worcester's Main South neighborhood may face challenges, but it's come a long way since the mid-1980s when...

News

Photo Finish: Nov. 12

CASH COLLABORATION Southbridge-based Savers Bank donated $1,000 to the Tri-Community YMCA in Southbridge, which will be doubled with...

News

2012 Top Workplaces: The Payoff Of Happier Employees

Only decades ago, the prevailing attitude toward work in the United States was that you stayed with...

Small Business

The Evolving Central Mass. Franchise Sector

If someone asks you to invest in their roulette or craps system, run.But if a franchisor tells...

News

Accolades & Honors: Nov. 12

Madhavi Marathe, a math teacher at the Advanced Math and Science Academy charter school in Marlborough, recieved...

News

Innovative Benefit Programs: Workers’ Credit Union, Fitchburg

It's no surprise to any boss when an employee takes a vacation day to celebrate a birthday.But...

News

Incorporations: Nov. 12

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Aug. 16-31,...

Technology

Employee Rewards & Recognition: eClinicalWorks, Westborough

Westborough-based eClinicalWorks, which develops electronic health records products, has been growing at a rapid pace over the...

Government & Politics

Central Mass. Has Important Stakes In U.S. Fiscal Policy

With President Obama having secured a second term, the attention now pivots in the direction of the...

Government & Politics

City Tax Rates Shouldn’t Pit Residents, Business

I doubt the Fab Four from Liverpool had Worcester businesses in mind when they sang "If you...

Real Estate

Tax Breaks Help Fuel Rebound In Marlborough

Things were starting to look bleak in Marlborough last year when Fidelity Investments, one of the city's...

News

Employee Health & Wellness: Central One Federal Credit Union, Shrewsbury

Leaders of Shrewsbury-based Central One Federal Credit Union believe that if their employees know they're valued, it...

Transportation

Briefing: Rectrix Aviation

City and state officials, along with U.S. Rep. James McGovern, welcomed Rectrix Aviation to Worcester Regional Airport...

Government & Politics

Betting Blind On Casinos In Massachusetts

This past July, when I testified before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, I suggested a moratorium on its...

News

Educations, Training & Career Development: Seven Hills Foundation, Worcester

If you're one of the 3,600 employees Seven Hills Foundation has spread across 300 locations in Massachusetts...

Advice

Data Privacy Basics: High School Experiences Provide 3 Key Lessons For Business

I often recall the “adventures” I had with my closest friends back in high school. We kept...

Real Estate

Real Deals: Nov. 12

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