November 25, 2013Edition

Despite declining vacancy levels and rising rent, Central Massachusetts real estate investors still aren't looking to build or renovate commercial and industrial properties without a tenant, local brokers say.

Marvin Silver, an attorney with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, with offices in Westborough, was named a...

As an engineer, Mark Durrenberger has plied his craft in the nuclear energy and information technology fields. When he formed New England Breeze Solar — later renaming it New England Clean Energy — he engineered the formation of a new business in a relatively new industry: solar installation. His efforts in growing the business earned him Business Leader of the Year honors (for small businesses and entrepreneurs) in 2012 from the Worcester Business Journal.

We've all heard the arguments against raising the minimum wage: It's bad for business and will result...

There are many questions about what will happen to the historic Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester after...

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

Last week's resounding rejection of the resort-style casino proposal for Milford has deep-sixed all chances that Central...

Everybody knows that relationships are important. But curiously, most sales organizations don't focus on relationships as a...

— Waste management firm E.L. Harvey & Sons of Westborough has opened a new recycling facility in...

State lawmakers this year have debated an increase in the state's minimum hourly wage — already above...

What makes one hospital better than another? It seems like a straightforward question, and it's one that various organizations have tried to answer by publishing reports that measure how well hospitals take care of patients by looking at factors like mortality numbers, infection rates and readmissions data.

The stock market has risen more than 20 percent, the local real estate market continues to show...

There's a definitively different managerial dynamic in leading a team as opposed to individual employees. And if...

In the two months since UMass Memorial Health Care and Springfield-based Baystate Health announced they were exploring a potential collaboration, the two hospital systems have said little about how they might join forces to realize efficiencies and improve quality, as UMass spokesman Robert Brogna said was the intention back in September.

Even if you did not serve in the military, all of us must show our veterans appreciation...

10. They’re not afraid to jump ship.Despite an unemployment rate that remains high, the job market has...

What has your company done for you lately? If you work at a young technology company, the answer may differ slightly from that of the average employee in another industry. The tech companies seem to lead the way in designing workplace perk programs designed to lure candidates and keep talented employees, with Google an obvious example. It counts free on-site haircuts, laundry service and table games among its famous perks.

This fall, Whitcomb House, a 55-unit, family-owned assisted-living residence in Milford, was quietly acquired by one of...

FIGHTING DISEASEWorkers’ Credit Union of Fitchburg donated $500 to the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley for its...

A doctor gets a message from a patient, including a photo of a rash, diagnoses the problem...