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» Marlborough Office Complex Refinanced (posted Yesterday at 11:34am)
The Boston office of law firm Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP has arranged $16 million in refinancing on a Marlborough office complex.
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» MassBio Members Get Access To Energy Consultant (posted Yesterday at 11:33am)
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, a trade association for biotechnology companies in the state, has signed a three-year consortium contract with Boston-based energy management company Source One.
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» Startup Acquires Established Home Manufacturer (posted Yesterday at 11:31am)
Trudeau Homes International, an Acton-based startup company that formed in July, recently purchased the Acorn Deck House Co., a manufacturer of prefabricated homes, for an undisclosed sum.
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» Mass Megawatts Inks $5.8M Contract (posted Yesterday at 11:30am)
Worcester-based Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. said it has signed a $5.8 million contract with a Pennsylvania-based architecture firm to sell equipment used in wind power projects.
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» Local CDCs Benefit From TD Bank Donations (posted Yesterday at 11:27am)
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., recently provided two local community development corporations with grants.
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» Route 9 Project To Move Forward With Stimulus Funding (posted 11/19/09 at 2:09pm)
The Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization has approved an estimated $12.5 million repaving project on Route 9 in Natick and Framingham, according to State Rep. David Linsky.
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Stand and watch the circulation desk at Cushing Academy’s library in Ashburnham and before long a student will come up and request to check out not a book, but a Kindle.
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Breaking Into Electronic Medical Records
In little more than five years, electronic medical records (EMRs) will be required by the federal government, but the transition could be bumpy.
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Not Too Hot To Handle In Hudson
Making the threaded or ridged plastic parts for any of the dozens of product containers found on store shelves can be tricky business. That’s where Roehr Tool Corp. of Hudson comes in.
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Contents Of The November 9, 2009 Issue Of The WBJ
Check out the November 9, 2009 Issue of the WBJ.
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Shop Talk: Q&A with Jim Welch, Marathon Technologies
Jim Welch, CEO of Marathon Technologies, talks about the resiliency of the software industry and important business lessons.
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Tuesday, November 24
Building Your Business: Bridging Social Media with E-Marketing for Big Profits
Sponsor: Center for Women & Enterprise
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Place: 50 Elm St., 2nd Floor, Worcester
Cost: $30 with pre-registration; $35 at the door
Contact: Rae Glispin, 508-363-2300, rglispin@cweonline.org
Inside the Worcester Business Journal
Can AMSC Finally Make Its Technology Pay Off?
American Superconductor was founded in 1987 on the basis of the idea that superconducting materials could revolutionize the way electricity is transported. Twenty-two years later, the Devens-based company finally turned a profit for the first time, but only because of revenues from a wind power business that it acquired in the interim.
Cushing Academy leads the way in new tech adoption, but will anyone follow?
Stand and watch the circulation desk at Cushing Academy’s library in Ashburnham and before long a student will come up and request to check out not a book, but a Kindle.
Solar Too Popular For Its Own Good
Funding dries up – businesses, communities left hanging
Up until a few weeks ago, the town of Leicester had big plans for its three public school buildings.
Machine shops that survive recession may find themselves with two-year-old problems
These days, Steve Leighton gets two or three calls every week from employees he’s had to lay off asking when they can come back to work at H.T. Machine in Webster.
Breaking Into Electronic Medical Records
Fallon Clinic charges ahead into a paperless doctor’s office
In little more than five years, electronic medical records (EMRs) will be required by the federal government, but the transition could be bumpy.
Med School Bucks Tuition Trend
Business ventures help keep UMass Med tuition at $8,352 per year
While college tuition prices throughout the nation continue to shock students and parents as they reach closer to — and sometimes above $50,000 per year — the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester has managed to keep its rate at just $8,352 per year for the last 10 years.
Local Insurers Eye Reform Fall Out
What could a public option mean to Massachusetts?
There are a lot of businesses keeping a watchful eye on the nation’s capital as the debate on federal health care reform continues. But few have as much at stake as insurers.
Health Connector Report Claims Success
Cost containment still an issue to keep state’s reform on track
As the nation inches closer to major health care reforms, eyes are definitely on the Bay State and its landmark health care reform.
Controversy Over State’s ‘Right To Know’ Bill
When an employment agency assigns a worker to a job, the worker should know who they’ll be working for, how much they’ll be paid and what the assignment involves. At least that's the premise of a bill now under consideration in the state legislature.
Local Banks Turned Off By TARP
Presidents of local small banks said they don’t need, nor want, to get involved with an expanded program through the Troubled Asset Relief Program aimed at increasing loans to small businesses.
School Districts Face Funding Cliff
Stimulus dollars help plug holes, but local CFOs are predicting major shortfalls
When federal education officials made stimulus money available to states earlier this year, the intent was to save jobs, supplement education funding and create new, innovative programs for local school districts.
Used properly, a cc should keep someone in the loop who is only tangentially involved in the topic of the e-mail. But what I often see in a business setting is people using the cc: line without any thought whatsoever, or worse, with corporate espionage in mind.
State's WorkShare Program Begins To Wane
In what could be a sign that manufacturing employment levels are stabilizing, a state program that helps employers keep workers on the payroll despite a drop in business is seeing a decline in participation.
Choose Worcester Faces A Choice
With funding drying up, booster agency has uncertain future
Not yet 4 years old, Choose Worcester, the organization funded by investments from local corporations and charged with attracting business to the city, is in danger of running out of money and an effort to merge with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce may be in jeopardy.
Not Too Hot To Handle In Hudson
Roehr Tool’s tech speeds up injection modeling process
Making the threaded or ridged plastic parts for any of the dozens of product containers found on store shelves can be tricky business. That’s where Roehr Tool Corp. of Hudson comes in.
10 Things I Know About Performance Reviews
Ten tips to help during your next performance review.
How to get your team to start acting like one
Teambuilding exercises can work for your group and I’ll tell you why: the stronger our relationships, the stronger our overall team.
Stuck in a rut? Having difficulty reaching new customers or increasing profit margins? You could go the merger and acquisition route, but before taking things to that extreme, you may want to consider a strategic alliance or two.
Movers & Shakers from the November 9, 2009 Issue
The latest hirings and promotions in Central Mass.
Why We Need A Healthy Biotech Industry
Because biotechnology is such a high risk but vital endeavor, we need to ensure that any political plan to reform health care does not undercut the ability of these researchers to discover cutting-edge cures.
Adviser Regs Need To Preserve Independence
The way I and my colleagues see it, new proposed regulations will adversely affect the independent financial advisor and independent broker-dealer business model.
If you’re a resident of Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend or Ashby, you do not get to choose who provides your home or business with electricity.
While we think Patrick is right in arguing for a fine for Unitil, we think he was wrong to select Worcester, and specifically the New England Business Expo, as the place to announce $352 million in cuts to the state budget.
Photo Finish for the November 9, 2009 Issue
Familiar faces from the Central Mass business community.