October 30, 2017 - Worcester Business Journal

Advice

101: Keeping a work journal

Journaling, or keeping a diary, isn't just for angst-ridden teenagers anymore.

News

How proposals demonstrate respect (or lack of respect)

Do you use boilerplate language in proposals? My guess is most of you reading this do use it in some capacity

Arts & Entertainment

SJC Custom Drums grows its punk rock business

Located inside a small, unassuming, cramped brick building in the heart of one of Central Massachusetts' manufacturing hotbeds is a drummer's Mecca.

Education

Breaking down the Central Mass. bids for Amazon

Of the 238 cities and states who submitted bids to attract online retail giant Amazon's second headquarters, three are from Central Massachusetts.

Technology

RXi trying to break through to a Nobel $100B market

For more than a decade, RXi has been developing drugs using RNAi technology, the discovery of which in 1998 won UMass Medical School researcher Craig Mello and his partner Andrew Fire the Nobel Prize.

Advice

Three crucial keys to understanding HIPAA compliance

You already know how important it is to be HIPAA compliant.

Education

Colleges, companies recruit women into STEM fields

STEM fields have very few women, but colleges are working to change that. At WPI, this fall's freshman class was 44-percent female, up from 34 percent a year ago – WPI's previous high mark.

News

Meet the 2017 Outstanding Women in Business judges

Kathryn CrockettThe executive vice president at Worcester architectural firm Lamoureux Pagano Associates, working on designs such as...

Economy

Disabled needed more tech services

Easter Seals Massachusetts has been a leader in providing services to people with disabilities in the commonwealth...

News

Understand ballot initiatives’ impact

sachusetts' law allowing voters to have a direct say in creating and passing laws through ballot initiatives turns 100 years old next year, and the state once again looks to have several interesting initiatives up for public vote.

News

Duffy created a roadmap for women in finance

A chief executive's corner office has so long been dominated by men, it isn't always a place where a woman can feel she belongs.

News

Accolades & honors

Mark Monopoli of the Worcester Law Office of Michael M. Monopoli was recognized by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, as one of 2017's 10 Best DUI Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.

News

WBJ announces the 2017 Outstanding Women in Business

This year's winners are Margaret Briggs, AiVi Nguyen, Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor, Karen Duffy, Jill Green Lebow and Angela Bovill.

News

Women need to understand what they’re worth

When women are paid what they are worth and have equal opportunities to advance, it strengthens families,...

Advice

10 things I know about … starting a business from scratch

You know that one thing your community doesn't have, that you can't help but notice and get annoyed with? That's your foothold for entrepreneurship.

Education

Investment fraud: easy money or not

I have inside information XYZ stock is about to double. You don't want to lose out on this opportunity, but I need an answer right away.

News

Charitable Works

Four local institutions donated more than $21,000 to local communities.

October 30, 2017Edition

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