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  • Incorporations

    February 20, 2017

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from December 17-31. Listed are corporate name, address and president.

    February 20, 2017
  • Worcester County rising wages create complications

    Livia Gershon February 20, 2017

    Wages in Worcester County have been slowly ticking up. Between the rising minimum wage and increasing competition, employers are finding they need to find ways to pay more.

    Livia Gershon February 20, 2017
  • Worcester needs commuter rail investments

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017

    As we come off the high of the Patriots capturing their fifth Super Bowl, I am reminded of the quote from one of my heroes, Vincent Lombardi, who said, “Inches make a champion.”

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017
  • WBJ names the 2017 Business Leaders of the Year

    Peter Stanton February 20, 2017

    This year, WBJ rethought its oldest and most established awards issue and added a new category: the WBJ Business Leader Hall of Fame.

    Peter Stanton February 20, 2017
  • Strully grows NECC by running it like a traditional business

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017

    Vincent Strully Jr. could have never predicted that the nonprofit he founded would eventually become one of the leading autism education and research centers in the world, employing more than 1,200, serving 680 students.

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017
  • Framingham, Gardner colleges get $2M state funding

    February 17, 2017

    Framingham State University and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner have received a share of $39 million in life science funding from the state announced Thursday.

    February 17, 2017
  • Psychemedics ends 2016 with 45% revenue growth

    Laura Finaldi February 16, 2017

    Revenues at Psychemedics, a hair-based drug testing company, grew by 45 percent for the full year 2016, and by 75 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same time period in 2015.

    Laura Finaldi February 16, 2017
  • New Acton manufacturing plant could include hundreds of hires

    Laura Finaldi February 16, 2017

    A Billerica medical device company will start production at its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Acton starting in 2019 and expects to hire hundreds of jobs there over the next five years, the company announced Wednesday.

    Laura Finaldi February 16, 2017
  • Video games employ 4,500 in Mass.

    February 15, 2017

    Employed in places like Becker College's digital institute, the video game industry has more than 4,500 workers in Massachusetts making an average of $102,600 annually, according to new data released Tuesday by the Entertainment Software Association.

    February 15, 2017
  • Report: BJ's could be sold, or go public

    Grant Welker February 15, 2017

    The private equity firms that own Westborough retailer BJ's Wholesale Club are considering a sale or taking the company public, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

    Grant Welker February 15, 2017
  • SeaChange cuts 200+ jobs in turnaround effort

    Grant Welker February 15, 2017

    Video technology company SeaChange International has eliminated more than 200 workers as it navigates challenges brought by a fast-changing industry.

    Grant Welker February 15, 2017
  • State panel considering minimum rate at hospitals

    State House News Service February 15, 2017

    Officials examining variations in prices charged by medical providers on Tuesday floated the idea of setting a minimum rate for hospitals at the bottom end of the price spectrum.

    State House News Service February 15, 2017
  • Precision Optics sees Q2 revenue drop 37%

    Emily Micucci February 15, 2017

    Gardner-based Precision Optics Corp. saw a 37-percent decline in sales for a net loss in the second quarter ending Dec. 31.

    Emily Micucci February 15, 2017
  • Marlborough's Hologic buys $1.7B cosmetics firm

    Grant Welker February 14, 2017

    Hologic, a Marlborough women's health product company, is buying Westford medical products company Cynosure in a cash deal valued at $1.65 billion.

    Grant Welker February 14, 2017
  • GTS's latest device tells good batteries from bad

    February 14, 2017

    Large retail chains have been able to get better use out of their barcode scanners and other devices because of batteries made by Global Technology Systems (GTS), headquartered in Framingham.

    February 14, 2017
  • SeaChange laying off workers in $8M reduction

    February 13, 2017

    After running nearly $50 million in the red last year, Acton video software company SeaChange International will lay off a significant portion of its workforce amid an overall reduction of $8 million in annual operating expenses.

    February 13, 2017

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Small consumer-facing businesses are beginning to turn to a relatively new way to raise financing for business expansion: Crowdfunding money from customers in exchange for discounted goods and services.

Stow sandwich shop Nan’s Kitchen raised $1.2 million to open a new storefront from customers, employees, and fellow professionals in exchange for equity. Additionally, Worcester coffee shop Cordella’s is raising funds on crowdfunding platform NuMarket, offering anyone who wants to invest gift cards totalling 120% of their investments.