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Opinion: Worcester’s women entrepreneurs need to stop sailing solo

You're going to need your crew to stay afloat. Trust me.

Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

Mass. should wait on $2K business healthcare assessment

Quite simply, the fair share assessment is the wrong solution for taming growth in MassHealth, which now insures almost 2 million residents or 30 percent of the commonwealth's total population.

Mass. needs carbon pollution fees

Among the concerns of human rights and security, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are doing...
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Central Mass. economic forecast: a high schooler perspective

Seven students from Maynard High School attended WBJ's Economic Forecast forum, and one junior reported back his impressions from the event talking about global and national growth in 2017.

Worcester needs commuter rail investments

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.”

Give craft brewers distribution flexibility

With more than 110 craft breweries in Massachusetts providing nearly 3,400 jobs between brewing and distributing, the industry in our state is burgeoning.

Energy challenges need comprehensive approach

At a 2016 energy forum hosted by The New England Council, Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New England – our region's power grid operator – described New England's electric reliability this coming winter as precarious.
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Health care needs more women leaders

The limited number of females in positions of healthcare administration leadership attests to the challenges that exist for women.

Shop local this holiday season

With our busy schedules and holiday parties, it's easy to consider turning to the internet to get your shopping done but shopping local is vital.
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