October 1, 2018 - Worcester Business Journal

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Millennial employee engagement

Millennials are the largest share of the workforce and by 2025, Millennials will be 75 percent of workers.

Hospitality

Let’s get creative

In the last decade, Central Massachusetts has become a hot spot for creative restaurateurs, brewers and distillers...

Government & Politics

Grand Bargain fallout: Restaurants look to price increases, staffing cuts to survive 80% minimum wage hike

Balancing costs and payroll in the restaurant industry already with a low-profit margin is now going to be more difficult with wages for restaurant employees increasing over the next five years.

Hospitality

My new obsession with noodles

It may not be Manhattan or even Brooklyn, but Worcester's restaurant scene certainly keeps me satisfied.

Advice

This new and complex law, which took effect Oct. 1, permits the continued use of such non-compete agreements in limited circumstances, but imposes safeguards to help level the playing field and eliminate problematic issues.

News

How key is a key person?

Every business has key individuals who are important to the company's success.

Economy

Worcester median income drops nearly 6%

The median income for a Worcester household fell by 5.6 percent last year to $41,561, according to Census data released this month.

News

Polar Beverages’ early entry into seltzers gives it an advantage in a booming market

Consumers are ditching soda in droves, and overwhelmingly are turning instead to seltzer, where Polar Beverages has long been a mainstay, especially in New England.

Advice

101:Building teams

Today, companies are all about collaboration. Working groups and corporate cohorts are as much a part of our modern lexicon in professional environments as words like meetings and cubicles were years ago.

Hospitality

B.Y.O.F.: Local breweries and restaurants have created a symbiotic relationship

Breweries often just want to focus on beer, leaving nearby restaurants to benefit and lending a community feel to breweries where patrons are encouraged to bring their own take-out.

News

Craft liquor: local distilleries making spirits are on the ground floor of a new boom

It isn't beer, but hard cider and spirits – rum, vodka and the like – Americans are drinking more of.

Environment

Turning the WRTA garage into the Trolley Yard

Michael O'Brien and his Galaxy Development bought the longtime home of the WRTA garage at the corner of Grove Street and Park Avenue in Worcester for $3.8 million in 2016.

Education

Educate your employees

Continuing education is key to remaining competitive in our rapidly changing economy. This applies not only to individuals, but businesses. An educated workforce is a huge asset in an industry.

Government & Politics

Recovering from a drug scandal: Two shuttered Worcester restaurant properties seek new life under new owners

For nearly a year, two vacant restaurants on Shrewsbury Street and Water Street offered a prime opportunity for a restaurateur to come in and seize on the momentum of Worcesters culinary scene.

October 1, 2018Edition

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