November 24, 2008 - Worcester Business Journal

Banking & Finance

DCU Bucks Conservative Credit Union Trend | How risky is too risky for local lenders?

The tale of woe from Wall Street over the last several months is a powerful reminder of...

Energy

Bolton Couple Takes On National Grid | Easy Energy has a hard road ahead of it

Margaret Campbell and her husband, Stan Smith, had always wanted to start their own small business. But...

Small Business

Worcester Business Advocates Unite | Worcester Business Resource Alliance aims to bring services together

If you’re a new business owner in the Worcester area, you might be a little overwhelmed by...

Banking & Finance

Commercial Paper Crimps Land Deal

By now, even folks with little or no interest in Wall Street or the investment banking industry...

Banking & Finance

Health Care Plan Costs Up 7.1%

Massachusetts employers saw the cost of their health benefits increase by 7.1 percent and many will respond...

Government & Politics

Single Payer System Solves Health Care Problems

In the November 4th election, the local ballot initiative supporting single payer health care reform and opposing...

Banking & Finance

Q&A With Tom Venables, Ben Franklin Bank, Franklin

Thomas R. Venables, president and CEO of Benjamin Franklin Bank, is no stranger to bank mergers. In...

Education

Interns Step In During Economic Struggles

In challenging and unpredictable economic times, what employer wouldn’t want a steady source of free labor? ...

Government & Politics

Paying The Toll

Times are tough for everyone, including state governments. So, it was no surprise when Gov....

Government & Politics

Genzyme Gobbles Up Space in Framingham | Boston biotech’s appetite for space in MetroWest continues

Genzyme Corp. and Integrated Genetics, which both launched themselves in 1981, became one in 1989, and since...

Government & Politics

A Victory For Garbage Collectors | High court rules against no-overtime policy

Garbage truck drivers around the state — including in Ashland, Fitchburg, Framingham, Gardner and Natick — can...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Public Speaking

10. WORST OPENER Avoid the deadly yet common, “Today I’m gonna talk about . . .”...

Small Business

How New Biotech Breakthroughs Make It To Market

Think of life sciences, and what comes to mind might very well be the behemoths of the...

Small Business

Business Incorporations Filed From Sept. 1-15, 2008

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office between Sept. 1-15,...

Banking & Finance

Fidelity To Cut 1,700

Boston-based Fidelity Investments, which has significant operations in Central Massachusetts, will eliminate 1,700 jobs early next year...

Education

The Other Nurse Shortage | Local colleges struggle to find slots for future health care workers

For years, experts have warned of shortages of health care professionals, and guidance counselors have responded by...

Advice

101: Ingredients For Great Web Design

There are few businesses that can afford to operate today without a web site. But if you’re...

Professional Services

Networking Tips: How to exit a conversation in style

You've probably heard the old adage that when it comes to networking, starting a conversation is the...

Nonprofits

UMass Med Spin Off Shakes Up Pharmacy Biz | MedMetrics takes on big competitors for market share

The University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester is well known for spurring economic development, mostly within...

News

Health Plans See Ups And Downs In Q3

Third-quarter results for the state’s health insurance companies are a mixed bag. While some companies made much...

Small Business

Photo Finish From The Nov. 24, 2008 Issue

Of Note... Worcester State College received a $2 million gift from 1963 graduate Steven Keenan and his...

Manufacturing

Globetrotting With Medway Exercise Equipment Maker Cybex | Cybex cranks out 20,000 bikes and treadmills each year

When I was a kid, my grandfather had an exercise bike in his basement. I remember it...

Technology

New Biotech Group Forms

New England biotech executives and experts know there is strength in numbers so they created a new...

Banking & Finance

Tepid Response To Cahill’s Deposit Insurance Proposal | Central Mass. bankers say measure is due, others say it’s unfair

As a law intended to require full collateral for all public deposits from banks that don’t already...

Real Estate

Luxury For Auction In Westborough | Bay State Commons development fails to draw interest from buyers

Real estate auctions and foreclosures are inextricably linked in many peoples’ minds, but a stagnant housing market...

Energy

Energy Issues To Get Boosts From Obama

As president, Barack Obama will introduce policies to broadly alter the US energy landscape. These...

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