November 26, 2007Edition

Editorial: City’s Two-Tax System Is Second-Rate

The single vs. dual tax rate issue is back on the table in Worcester, and we feel...

Central Mass In Review

 AuburnAward-Winning Restoration For Builders Systems Inc.For restoration work recently completed on the historic Uxbridge Inn in Uxbridge,...

Movers & Shakers

 Fitchburg-based Workers' Credit Union has appointed PAULO DEOLIVEIRA JR. assistant vice president and branch manager for its...

Entrepreneurs With A Plan Win Big

The WPI Venture Forum names New Hampshire entrepreneur winner of biz plan contestJohn Lai, founder and president...
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Know How: Bank On It

What you need before you walk into the bank for a business loanBY ROBERT ROSENSpecial to the...

Biotech Buzz: Don’t Call It A Drug

Worcester firm's technology straddles drug/medical device lineDon't make the mistake of calling Worcester-based Crescent Innovations Inc.'s injectable...

10 Things I Know About…

Opening a new clothing shopBy Carlos SilvaDirector of operations for Rio & Co., a new Brazilian/American apparel...

Development Seat In Framingham Still Empty

Town officials say search is close to an endMore than three months after longtime economic development director...
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Regional Briefs

Knocking On The Glass CeilingWhile the number of female executives in Massachusetts' 100 largest companies increased this...

Who’s Fit To Be CEO?

Putting Central Mass. execs to the testIn this issue of the Worcester Business Journal we decided to...

Shop Talk

An Economists' View Of FitchburgLisa Wong is the 28-year-old mayor-elect of Fitchburg. She won 75 percent of...
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Business Is Buzzing For New Web Site

Peter Caputa IV recently launched a new web site that lets businesses vie for the title of...

Businesses On The Road To Wellness

Local firms hit the gymBy Phyllis HanlonSpecial To The Worcester Business Journal                                The traditional view of the...

Housing Market Helps Finish Auburn Store

Doors will close on World of Unfinished Furniture at month's endThe owners of the World of Unfinished...

Energy Vanguard Has Eyes On Central Mass.

Solar panel company shopping for spaceIt's no secret that operating a business in Boston is far more...
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Meet the WBJ’s Fittest CEOs

Short profiles about our 41 participants Richard AronovitzPresidentLincoln Liquors, WestboroughFitness Regimen: Weight training and jogging"Staying fit allows me...

Water Woes

Could the Central Massachusetts economy dry up?There are plenty of hurdles to economic expansion in Central Massachusetts,...

Networking

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Holden Area Taste of the TownsSponsor: Holden Area Chamber of CommerceTime: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00...

Labor Pool: A Victory That’s Less Than Sweet

Despite a win at FedEx, Teamsters low on short-term hopeTeamsters Local 170 just won a big victory...
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Opinion 2: Higher Education’s ROI

By Jack CalaresoSpecial to the Worcester Business Journal                                                                                                         Reports released recently by The College Board graphically demonstrate...

Incorporations

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

Industrial Strength: Deep Freeze

Shrewsbury's Memorial Drive is home to eclectic mix of businessesFolks on their way by the Memorial Drive...
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101 Taxes

What you need to consider if you're doing business in more than one stateBu Inez MelloSpecial to...

Corporate Cafeterias Dish Up Healthy Fare

Clean living in cubicles pitched by local businessesAt the cafeteria of the Unum building in Worcester, you...

Employees On The Way To Owning Quirk Wire Co.

West Brookfield manufacturer keeps local controlIn 2002, after 24 years making high-temperature wire and cable in West...

A Fenway Favorite, Built In Berlin

Fans of the Boston Red Sox who watched the team on its way to another storied run...
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