Startups

Worcester and Middlesex counties – and the state as a whole – have relied heavily on immigrants for population growth this past decade.

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

Candor – or openness and truthfulness – is necessary to create transparency, get good ideas, give feedback and promote healthy debate.

Neil Rogers, the executive chef of Niche Hospitality Group, has left to be the kitchen operations manager of the Worcester Regional Food Hub, a commercial kitchen facility for food startups.

10) 15 minutes the night before saves you two hours the next day!

The elevator pitch – that pressured packed 30 seconds to 1 minute where your future success lies in someone else's hands: What to say and how to say it so the other party is at least interested in continuing the conversation.

With venture capitalists largely ignoring Central Massachusetts, the startup industry hopes new services keep companies local.

Worcester's industrial building are 40-percent empty, as landlords can't reconcile costly upgrades with the impact on their tax bill, especially for small manufacturers.

Needing a way to get financing for Greater Worcester's startups and non-traditional borrowers, Timothy Murray at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce dialed up one of his old contacts from when he was lieutenant governor, who just happened to be a little north of him in the county.

An 80,064-square foot-office building in Littleton with high-tech and medical device tenants was sold for $4,375,000, according to the company that represented the seller.