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EDITORIALMBTA's woes put Baker in a tough spot
March 2, 2015The MBTA is slowly restoring its service to levels that the system's riders had experienced before the first blizzard struck on Jan. 27. But restoring the public trust in the transit system will take much longer.
March 2, 2015
EditorialStaples, Office Depot and the changing face of retail
February 16, 2015The recent announcement that Staples, of Framingham, will buy its chief rival, Office Depot underscores the increasing power of electronic commerce, the changing habits of American consumers and the challenge some specialty retailers face in
February 16, 2015
EditorialWorcester would be ideal spot for Bruins' minor-league team
February 2, 2015(Editor's Note: This online edition of our editorial from the Feb.
February 2, 2015- EDITORIAL
Cape Wind's cloudy future
January 19, 2015The recent announcement by two of Massachusetts' largest utilities — National Grid and Northeast Utilities — to pull out of the Cape Wind project is a serious setback to the estimated $2.6 billion undertaking.
January 19, 2015 
EDITORIALCentral Mass. can play a role in Boston Games
January 19, 2015What are the chances Boston will host the Olympic Games in 2024?
January 19, 2015
EditorialTed Coghlin: 1935-2014
January 5, 2015As we age, many of us wonder what kind of legacy we'll leave, what kind of difference we will have made in the world or in our communities. The hundreds who stood in line at the wake of Edwin B.
January 5, 2015
EditorialPatrick's business legacy
January 5, 2015Political leaders usually campaign with great fervor on economic growth.
January 5, 2015
These numbers can erase that ‘Grinch-y’ feeling
December 8, 2014No one likes to enter the holiday season in a foul mood. The change in the weather and the disappearing daylight are enough to keep you down in December.
December 8, 2014
Editorial: Worcester council should narrow tax-rate gap again
November 24, 2014Worcester city councilors next week are expected to hold their annual tax classification hearing, and the business community is again lobbying to shrink the gap between the residential and commercial/industrial rates. The council has done that in
November 24, 2014EDITORIAL: Baker’s business checklist
November 10, 2014It was a closer race than expected, but in the end, much of the business community got the governor it wanted with the election of Charlie Baker, putting a Republican in the corner office after eight years under Deval Patrick.
November 10, 2014
Health care’s roller-coaster ride into the future
October 27, 2014Progress can be frustratingly slow in the health care industry.
October 27, 2014
Repeal the casino law? Yes, but not completely
September 29, 2014When the Legislature pushed through the 2011 bill that expanded casino gambling in Massachusetts, it did so under the backdrop of an economy still struggling to its feet following a devastating recession.
September 29, 2014
Election 2014 offers opportunity for business
September 15, 2014Business issues will not go unnoticed over the next seven weeks as Massachusetts voters prepare to elect a new governor and decide the fates of four ballot questions, each of them tied to the Bay State economy.
September 15, 2014Editorial: The broader implications of GE's Marlborough move
September 1, 2014We're two-thirds of the way through the year, and the recent announcement that GE Healthcare Life Sciences will move its headquarters — and more than 500 jobs — into Marlborough by next spring is clearly one of the biggest business stories in
September 1, 2014
Editorial: An auspicious diamond debut
September 1, 2014Is Worcester the place of instant baseball magic?
In 2005, the Worcester Tornadoes made their debut in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball — and won the league championship.
September 1, 2014
UMass Memorial in recovery? Financial results show promise
August 17, 2014The financial challenges faced by UMass Memorial Health Care have been no secret.
August 17, 2014
