September 14, 2015 - Worcester Business Journal

News

Action provides the path to success for startup companies

Want your idea to succeed? Here's what can happen when you spring into action.

News

Incorporations

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

News

Health insurance base rates are poised to spike more than 6 percent in early 2016 for about 300,000 people in Massachusetts, according to state regulators. That brought out this comment about the costs of health care in the United States and how they don't match up with the results:

Opinion

Businesses aren’t done in helping women balance work, life

Nobody should have to choose between raising a family and pursuing a career. Yet that decision still looms large today, and women most often feel the pressure to choose one over the other. Striking life-work balance, or life-work integration, as I like to call it, is one of the most significant challenges professionals encounter as they seek to advance their careers.

News

Another sign of the times in health care

When it comes to layoffs, there's only one thing worse than reading about them: becoming a layoff casualty.

Banking & Finance

Bank merger

Barre Savings Bank and Fidelity Bank have decided to combine forces under the Fidelity banner. The merger, once it's completed next year, will create the second-largest mutual community bank in Worcester County, behind Hudson-based Avidia Bank.

News

Malls lean on innovation for success

Amid heightened competition from larger, more sprawling outdoor retail developments, two indoor shopping malls in Worcester and Auburn have been backed into a corner where experts say innovation is the only path toward continued viability.

News

Labor demographics highlight need for apprenticeship programs

Existing in some form or another for thousands of years, apprenticeships are about as old as the concept of work itself; they are the method by which novices have mastered the literal building blocks of society.

Advice

The data that generate more sales: Building strong relationships with potential customers

Whenever the subject of relationships comes up and I ask how important they are in the sales...

Arts & Entertainment

Q&A with Debra Petke, Executive Director, Danforth Art

Danforth Art — which was the Danforth Museum until 2013 — has long been a fixture in the downtown Framingham area. But that's expected to change within a few years. Leading the charge will be Debra Petke, the new executive director.

News

Photo Finish: Sept. 14, 2015

Of NoteTrustmark Insurance of Worcester donated $2,500 to Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester.SpencerBank donated $500 to The...

News

Accolades & Honors

Edwin B. “Ted” Coghlin of Worcester will be honored posthumously by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) for...

News

Why is Worcester not a VC magnet? What can get early-stage investors to Central Mass.?

A leading center for venture capital deals, Boston has placed third for venture capital investment for five...

Banking & Finance

Credit unions grab larger share of auto loan business

(A correction has been made to Debbie Taverna's quote at the end of this story, changing “our...

News

How hard can China’s economic woes bite Central Mass.?

Since mid-August, it's been hard to look at a newspaper or website without seeing a headline about the Chinese economy. The country saw its stock market crash, sending shock waves through global markets, and it devalued its currency and cut interest rates in an effort to jump-start flagging growth.

Life Sciences

Life sciences deserves continued state commitment

The growth of the life sciences industry in Massachusetts is unmistakable, and serves as an affirmation of the Bay State's stature as a center for innovation. The 10-year, $1 billion public funding commitment made by former governor Deval Patrick in 2008 set the bar high and created a sustained focus on this key industry sector.

Real Estate

September 14, 2015Edition

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