November 12, 2018 - Worcester Business Journal

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester wants to pick right mix of tenants for Union Station

Despite the prime location, the city has had trouble leasing about 8,000-square-feet of unused commercial space in Union Station despite a comprehensive redevelopment effort.

Advice

10 Things I Know About … High-impact personal finance moves

Take an inventory of your assets (and liabilities) to create a clear picture of your net worth and consider using aggregation software to track it over time.

Advice

101: Seeking advice

Asking for advice at work isn't always easy. For leaders and managers, it's even more difficult; they don't want to appear less knowledgeable about their job or industry, after all.

Economy

Helping immigrant businesses: Foreign-born entrepreneurs aren’t as familiar with their available resources

A focus group found foreign-born entrepreneurs weren't as connected as they could be to resources. The city and its partners say helping such businesses is a priority.

Economy

Get to know Worcester’s immigrants

Throughout history, our cities have absorbed a larger portion of immigrants into their new home, and today is no different.

Health Care

Building an Alternative Bridge

In July, The Bridge of Central Massachusetts in Worcester joined forces with Alternatives Unlimited of Whitinsville, merging all aspects of their operations while keeping the corporations separate.

Arts & Entertainment

Coming to Worcester: The city’s immigrant population has shifted in the last decade

For a century starting in the 1870s, immigrants moving into Worcester almost exclusively came from Europe and North America. That's no longer the case.

Hospitality

Support the WooSox public investment

With investment pumping into developments all over the city, people throughout Massachusetts are talking about Worcester. Yet, the public investment largely spurring this revitalization has been maligned.

Economy

Guacamole, pink cookies and why I provide extra paid maternity leave

I am the proud owner of a small business, but it hasn't been so small since we moved from Millbury to Worcester last year.

Advice

Where did my charitable deduction go?

When the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed in December, the often-rumored-to-be-cut charitable contribution deduction survived.

Energy

City of Immigrants: Foreign-born residents have unusually large impact on Worcester’s economy

Immigrants in Worcester are more likely than native citizens to start their own business and have bachelor's degrees, giving them a disproportionate share of the economy.

Government & Politics

Voters deny nurse staffing ratios ballot initiative

Hospital administrators won in their fight against a ballot question that would have set mandated nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.

Economy

The importance of immigrants

WBJ this year partnered with our friends over at the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to learn more about the historic and modern impacts immigrants had in our city.

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