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In an interview on the WBJ Podcast this week, John Roche, president and CEO of the Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, said the publicly traded company is well positioned to weather the coming economic recession, as it has diversified and strengthened its revenue streams over the years.

I don’t know what museums will be like when we reopen. Our current formats are based on decades and centuries of evolution.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a highly-anticipated four-phase reopening plan for Massachusetts during a press briefing Monday afternoon. 

Two things are becoming abundantly clear: 1) The coronavirus pandemic is still growing; and 2) People are becoming more impatient with a closed down economy.

Leveraging technology to get the job done has been critical to many organizations. Two months ago remote working was not widespread in our region, being offered by most firms only in limited situations.

Before COVID-19, 2020 seemed to be a year like any other. Sneakerama owners Steve and Lisa Genatossio stocked up on inventory, preparing their Lake Avenue shop for the busy months ahead.

Holliston’s Harvard Bioscience announced it had a $3.3-million operating loss in the first quarter of the year and predicted year-over-year losses would continue into the second quarter of the year.

The public higher education system that abruptly shifted to a remote learning model earlier this year is...

While we try to fix all that has gone wrong in the world, we should take a moment to examine the opportunities the pandemic has forced upon us, and then decide how to incorporate any improvements into our post-pandemic lives.

Now we find ourselves in hunker down mode, facing a much higher unemployment rate on the other side of this crisis. But does that mean we should shut off that engine of growth for the region? We don’t think so.