October 10, 2011 - Worcester Business Journal

News

For eClinicalWorks, There’s More Room For Healthy Growth

Girish Navani, CEO of Westborough-based eClinicalWorks, is a software guy by training. In the mid-to-late 2000s,...

Retail

Shop Talk: Q&A with Bill Congdon

NAME and TITLE: Bill Congdon;Vice President/Division Manager New England for Wegmans Food Markets Inc.HOMETOWN: Rochester, N.Y.RESIDENCE: HopkintonEDUCATION:...

Real Estate

IS ANYONE KNOCKING? | Prices are down, but housing investors aren’t heating up the market

Jeffrey Hall watches the Central Massachusetts real estate market closely, and recently he noticed something a bit...

Government & Politics

Jobs, Tax Base Top Next Mayor’s Agenda

The primary focus of Worcester Mayor Joseph O’Brien’s Task Force on Job Growth and Business Retention is...

News

Photo Finish

OF NOTE Greater Worcester Community Foundation awarded Harvard-based Fruitlands Museum $3,500 for transportation and...

Technology

A Business App: Do You Need It?

There’s been a fair amount of app mania in the air ever since Apple launched its iPhone...

Small Business

High Standards And A Mission, All In One Package

At Coleman Assembly & Packaging, business appears to be a simple matter of doing a good job...

News

Upping The Ante In Health Care Coverage | Harvard Pilgrim move into Worcester widens employer options

William Conley worries about health insurance. As director of administrative services at the College...

News

Atlas Travel Soars Amid Recession’s Turbulence

Think travel agencies have gone the way of the typewriter or the movie rental store? Many...

News

Athol Hospital Sees Vanguard Deal As Key To Future

Athol Memorial Hospital made headlines recently when it was ranked one of the best hospitals in the...

Technology

Behind The Sound Bite

U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-Worcester, recently announced a five-year, $500,0000 grant for the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute...

Advice

101: Boosting Productivity

It’s 4:45 p.m., and your to-do list is as long as it was this morning. Sound familiar?...

News

Back To Growth Mode | The economy may not be robust, but companies in Central Mass. have been defying trends

One of the primary maxims of business is “Bigger is Better.” That’s only natural because just...

Real Estate

Shrewsbury Hotel Lodged In Limbo | Developer tries to secure financing for already-begun $12.8-million project

Construction on a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Shrewsbury has been halted for nearly a year...

Government & Politics

State Corporate Tax Going Down in January

The editorial "Mass. Should Consider Tax Break for Businesses" (Sept. 26, 2011) neglected to point out that...

Technology

The Message Behind The QR Code | More businesses try to reach customers via barcodes that can be accessed from smartphones

Jim Pond, owner of the Leominster marketing firm Compassed, recently had a client who was looking to...

News

CSG Is Red Hot In A Growing Green Industry

You could say that the green industry is red hot right now. Just ask officials at Conservation...

News

WBJ Talk Back

MUNICIPAL UTILITIESAn article in our Sept. 26 issue that talked about efforts to make it easier for...

Education

Briefing: College Training Grant

The state’s 15 community colleges recently received $20 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide...

News

INCORPORATIONS

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from July 1-16,...

Advice

10 Things I Know About Legal Issues For Starting A Business

Mike Refolo is a business lawyer and partner at Mirick O’Connell, based in Worcester and Westborough. You...

Small Business

Succession Planning | What does the small business owner do when retirement is looming?

There's a fatal flaw in the retirement strategies of many small-business owners: After they pour a lifetime...

Real Estate

A Long Road To Crossroads | 4 Blackstone Valley towns slowly push for high-visibility business park

Four Blackstone Valley communities and six private landowners are working together to establish the largest business park...

Economy

Boost Foreign Direct Investment

Last month's announcement by Boston-Power that it would move 30 jobs out of Central Massachusetts and focus...

Government & Politics

Expanding Bottle Bill Will Be Costly

The recent op-ed by James McCaffrey (“Time To Update The Bottle Bill,” Sept. 12, 2011) ignores several...

Economy

Trade Deals Will Boost N.E. Economy

From fresh seafood to cutting-edge medical devices, the New England region is home to countless goods and...

Manufacturing

American Superconductor Pushes Ahead After Struggles

In the past few weeks the severity of the issues faced by Devens-based American Superconductor (AMSC) has...

Real Estate

New Owners of Marlborough HP Site Are Optimistic

When Fidelity Investments dropped the bombshell news earlier this year that its Marlborough campus would be closing,...

News

Issue Highlights

On Page OneIS ANYONE KNOCKING? — Prices for multifamily homes have dropped, but many potential buyers...

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