Small Business

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told businesses and shoppers "stay tuned" on potential for a sales tax holiday this summer.

Building inspectors told state officials that a proposed reorganization creating a new Office of Public Safety and Inspections within the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development wouldn't increase safety.

Light covers made by Fluorolite Plastics in Framingham can be found everywhere from school cafeterias to streets in major cities like Providence. The company, which was founded in 1977, manufactures and distributes replacement lens covers.

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

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.

Fitchburg financial institution Workers Credit Union is starting a new loan program for small businesses, it announced Friday.

Massachusetts employers agree that the federal health care system needs to change, but there is no consensus around what changes to make or how to make them, an Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey found.

The owner of a Sutton gun dealership has surrendered his license to sell firearms in an agreement announced Wednesday by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

As Massachusetts regulators map out the state's role in reducing global warming, environmental advocates and electricity generators both urged consideration for how new rules could affect power plant emissions outside state borders.

Any business offering a similar at a lower price will almost always succeed in the marketplace. Sure, mitigating factors like taxes, regulation and global competition can throw a company off-track; but for services inherently local – like health care – quality and efficiency are central to a winning formula.