October 25, 2010 - Worcester Business Journal

Banking & Finance

UMass Memorial Floor Closing Riles Nurses | Patient care, health costs spark debate

Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester say that the expected closure of a 28-bed floor...

Economy

Behind The Sound Bite

For this week’s Behind The Soundbite, we’re researching the claim that the video game industry in Massachusetts...

News

Photo Finish from the Oct. 25, 2010 issue

Manufacturing

Preparing For Launch In Shrewsbury | Metso Automation manufactures valves, gives students a shot at a career

Tucked along the shore of Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury is a complex of buildings belonging to Metso...

Advice

10 Things I Know About…Commercial Loans

10. BANKS ARE LENDINGContrary to popular belief, commercial loans are available to qualified borrowers, especially from your...

Professional Services

Juicing Up Your Marketing With Social Media

While social media sites like Twitter and Facebook can seem like a virtual popularity contest they don’t...

Real Estate

New Plans For Old Furniture Factory

Across Central Massachusetts, old mill buildings are a perennial problem. When a factory closes down after decades...

Retail

Retailers Recovering After Weak End Of Summer

Begrudging students may not be the only ones disappointed about the back-to-school season. Retailers, and...

Government & Politics

In The Ballot Box

In a matter of days, the voters of Massachusetts will head to the polls to cast their...

News

Lessons From Hollywood | What entrepreneurs can learn from the movie on Facebook’s founding

The dramatization of the creation of the social networking site Facebook has turned into box-office gold for...

News

Sirens Ablaze In Insurance Fight | Ambulance cos. seek legislative fix in billing disagreement with Blue Cross

It’s a case of unnecessary medical spending, millions of dollars taken out of families’ and employers’ pockets...

News

WBJ Talk Back In The Oct. 25, 2010 Issue

“Yes, this should absolutely be a requirement, although I don’t know if it should be the municipalities...

Banking & Finance

Moratorium Talk Gives Bankers Jitters

Earlier this month, Attorney General Martha Coakley joined a group of 44 other attorneys general to find...

News

The Primary Problem | A shortage of family doctors has implications for patients far beyond the waiting room

Dr. Robert Lebow, a solo practicing internist and geriatrician in Southbridge, had a choice when he...

Advice

101: Leadership

Workers often find themselves in leadership roles without any sort of training. While your undergraduate degree may...

News

Contents of the Oct. 25, 2010 issue

Issue Highlights On Page One ROUNDS – Where have all the primary care doctors gone? In search...

Economy

Ballot Question 3: Tax Cut Is Short-Sighted

Question 3 is the classic ruse — cut $2.5 billion in state revenues with absolutely no consequences....

Government & Politics

Marlborough Considers A Hike In Hotels Tax

A plan to increase the tax on hotel rooms in Marlborough is getting support from an unlikely...

Economy

Ballot Question 3: Government Spending Needs To Be Cut

More than 94,000 Massachusetts workers lost their jobs in 2009. But what did the Massachusetts Legislature do?...

News

Large-Scale Alternative | Westminster practice brings holistic healers together

The Westborough office of Dr. Smith and Associates looks like what you might expect from a...

Education

Shop Talk: Q&A with Mark Rice, WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is undergoing a bit of a reorganization as it establishes for the first time...

News

Incorporations from Aug. 15-31

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office between Aug. 16-31,...

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