October 1, 2012 - Worcester Business Journal

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Photo Finish: Oct. 1

GARDNER GIVING Fitchburg-based Workers' Credit Union donated $1,000 to Elderly of Greater Gardner. Pictured, left to right, are:...

News

Incorporations: Oct. 1

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

Energy

Drop In Natural Gas Prices Highlights Start Of N.E. Heating Season

Along with the arrival of cooler weather comes a renewed battle between heat providers in Central Massachusetts.Although...

Energy

Smart Grid: More About Saving Green Than Going Green?

Although National Grid's smart grid pilot program in Worcester is touted as a way for customers to...

News

Accolades & Honors: Oct. 1

The Worcester-based American Antiquarian Society was awarded the annual Isaiah Thomas Award in Publishing by Rochester Institute...

Government & Politics

Fighter Planes Seen As Mission Critical To Local Economy

The U.S. military's embattled F-35 program is a matter of significance for the entire country, with a...

Energy

What’s A Green Job? It Depends On Whom You Ask

It sounds like the setup line for a joke: What do the driver of a hybrid bus,...

News

Analysts Weigh In On BJ’s Credit Downgrade

One year after BJ's Wholesale Club was acquired and became a private company, a credit downgrade from...

Technology

Hate Your CRM Software? Ways To Make It Work

Meet someone who uses a customer relationship management (CRM) system and you'll find someone who has plenty...

Opinion

Boomers Need A Boost From Business

When non-retired Baby Boomers contemplate their financial futures, their anxieties go well beyond the single issue of...

Transportation

Briefing: CSX And Commuter Rail

Last month, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray released a progress report on the state's efforts to take...

Health Care

Independent Hospitals Prefer To Stay That Way In Wake Of Vanguard-Tufts Deal

Seven years after it bought three Central Massachusetts hospitals, for-profit operator Vanguard Health Systems has its eye...

Advice

Avoid Marketing’s ‘Black Hole’: 4 Search Engine Tips To Keep In Mind

Search engine marketing, also known as SEM, is a vast black hole into which small businesses pour...

Manufacturing

WBJ Talk Back: Importance Of Small Businesses, Pitching To Investors, Manufacturing In Mass.

SMALL BUSINESS PRAISE Our Aug. 20 story, "The Lending Landscape," addressed financing sources available to small businesses...

Education

Education, Training Keys To Mass. Manufacturing Future

Notable numbers from the recent manufacturing report out of Northeastern University clearly spell out the significant changes...

Opinion

Health Reform II: A Doctor’s Diagnosis

With the passage of the health care cost-containment bill in July, our state's largest industry has undergone...

Banking & Finance

Forging A Niche In Tough Banking Climate: Q&A With James F. Paulhus, President & CEO Unibank For Savings

As our Sept. 17 edition pointed out, some smaller banks in Central Massachusetts have been growing and...

Energy

Officials Hope New Technology Will Expand Wind Energy In Central Mass.

The wind energy industry in Massachusetts is slowly and steadily growing, although it's not quite the darling...

Advice

101: Handling Criticisms

It isn't easy hearing from a business partner, client or investor that something you did wasn't perfect....

Manufacturing

Report Lifts Outlook For Central Mass. Manufacturers

When the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University released a report last month...

News

Real Deals: Oct. 1

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Advice

10 Things I Know About … Selling Meeting, Convention Space

10. KNOW YOUR PRODUCT Have a good understanding of what you have to offer your clients: the...

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