September 30, 2013 - Worcester Business Journal

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Incorporations: Sept. 30

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

Startups

The 3 Keys To Helping Entrepreneurs Stay Here And Start Businesses

I'm constantly meeting entrepreneurs, would-be-entrepreneurs, educators, students and government officials and am amazed at how many of...

News

Readers Weigh In: Social Media? Yeah, We’re On It!

Over the last several years, social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have become an...

Economy

Editorial: Putting Our Money On Manufacturing

The August employment report for Massachusetts was finally headed in the right direction after some significant slippage...

News

Real Deals: Sept. 30

Read more Real Deals: Aug. 5Real Deals: Sept. 2Real Deals: Sept. 16Real Deals: Oct....

News

Readers Weigh In: Expand The Bottle Law? No!!

Next year, Bay State voters may face a ballot question that would expand the 30-year-old bottle law...

Advice

10 Things I Know About … Avoiding Investment Scams

1. Ask for Audited Statements Ask to see financial statements on the investment that are audited by...

Government & Politics

Communities Split Over Recent Push To Lift Quotas On Bar Permits

The 80-year-old laws that dictate liquor license allotments in Massachusetts can tend to be convoluted and complicated....

Energy

Mass. Building On Clean-Energy Success

Massachusetts is a national clean energy leader, and not by accident. The Patrick-Murray administration has made energy...

Health Care

Health Reform Helps Launch Kennedy Center Ahead

About three years ago, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center — which had just been renamed...

News

Photo Finish: Sept. 30

CYBER COMPETITIONWorcester computer services firm Domitek donated five laptops to Worcester Public School students in Grades 7...

Energy

Lower Natural Gas Prices Could Impact Solar, Wind

Formally known as hydraulic fracturing, this method has led to a sharp decline in the cost of natural gas by making it easier to mine and therefore making it much more plentiful.

Advice

Succeed In Marketing ‘Green’

Homes powered by sunlight, control systems that regulate every nuance of energy management, waste-conversion systems that turn...

Technology

Training Associates Riding High With IT Wave

Between 2010 and 2012, annual revenue at The Training Associates grew from $19.5 million to $71.2 million,...

News

Fresh Beginnings: Sept. 30

— Edward Jones Investments, Sturbridge Children's Dentistry, Guardian Hospice and Palliative Care, and Balian Family Dental have...

Advice

101: Re-Energizing Employees

Even normal workplaces can get stagnant when it comes to motivation, engagement and innovation. And as many...

Banking & Finance

Q&A With Anthony Emerson Of IC Federal Credit Union

Variety can be the spice of life. Anthony Emerson discovered — after time in the military, retail,...

News

Despite a rise in unemployment in the Bay State and pockets of uncertainty within the business community, there is growth within the Central Massachusetts economy. And in this annual focus on top growth companies and nonprofits in the region, we're seeing some economic trends reflected in the organizations you'll read about over the next few pages.

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