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February 18, 2013
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  • Advice
    Advice

    How Not To Promote Your Business

    David P. Kowal Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Want to make certain your press releases and pitches are ignored by reporters and editors? It's easy. Here are 15 tips:

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    ‘Fair Share’ Is Not, For Small Businesses

    Michael O. Moore Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    During the recent recession, many businesses throughout the commonwealth have had to struggle to ensure that their doors remained open.

  • What Led Nypro To Sell To Jabil?

    You'd be hard pressed to hear a more reassuring message stemming from a corporate acquisition than the tone struck this month by Jabil Circuit, the Florida-based company that has agreed to buy Nypro Inc. of Clinton for $665 million.

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    Page One Story

    Meet Our Business Leaders Of The Year

    Rick Saia

    Leaders of today's businesses have to be visionaries, goal-oriented, teachers, mentors, and in some cases, miracle workers, to nudge their organizations to higher levels, be they in sales or industry stature. Here are our Business Leaders of the Year for 2013.

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    Two Things That Can Shape Sales Relationships, And Four That Won't

    Selling has evolved over time. When I started, it was a transactional discipline. The feature/benefit presentation was the norm, and salespeople were evaluated based on their pipelines of opportunities and their ability to close deals.

  • Mobile Payments: Not Just For Big Business Anymore

    Alison Lee Satake Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Saving customers time and money in exchange for their loyalty is at the heart of why companies like Starbucks — and now, Framingham-based convenience store and gas station chain Cumberland Farms — offer customers the option to pay with their mobil

  • Blockbuster Devens Studio Project Sweating State Proposal

    On a recent winter day, a construction crew was hard at work in Devens putting a roof atop concrete walls that will soon be four 18,000-square-foot sound stages.

  • Accolades & Honors: Feb. 18

    Six physicians from Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group were recognized recently. Dr.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations: Feb. 18

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Nov. 16-30, 2012. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.ACTON

  • Patrick Aims To Drum Up Mass. Business In Colombia

    State House News Service

    Gov. Deval Patrick hopes Massachusetts businesses can “get in on the ground floor” with an emerging South American economy during his five-day trade mission to Colombia, which was scheduled to begin last Friday

  • Looking For A Mobile App Developer? Join The Crowd

    For computer professionals, it seems that the best job to grab now and for several years into the future is that of mobile application developer.

  • Region’s Colleges Battling Tough Revenue Climate

    It's no secret that the higher education industry is facing its share of challenges. As if to underscore that, last month Moody's downgraded its outlook of the entire sector to negative, citing several financial pressures.

  • Real Deals: Feb. 18

  • Focus On Business Leaders of the Year
    Focus On Business Leaders of the Year

    Phil Adams Leads World Energy Out Of Its Startup Phase

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  • Focus On Business Leaders of the Year
    Focus On Business Leaders of the Year

    MCPHS Has Helped Worcester's Housing Market, Residents

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  • Focus On Business Leaders of the Year
    Focus On Business Leaders of the Year

    Canekeratne Leads Virtusa Into Key Role Aiding IT Transformations

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  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Legacy Of Nypro's Lankton Is One Of Hard Work, Generosity

    The recent announcement of the intended sale of Nypro Inc. may have cost Central Massachusetts the headquarters of another large manufacturing firm, for some, perhaps, reminiscent of the sale of Worcester's Norton Co.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Beacon Hill Needs Reform, Not More Revenue

    Ryan Fattman Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Imagine a Massachusetts where people's voices are not only heard, but their vote at the ballot box is heeded. Imagine a Massachusetts accountable to “We, the People.”

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Today's Poll

Has your business increased its use of AI technology in the last year?
Poll Description

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Wednesday the opening of a new Health AI Assurance Laboratory, in partnership with Bedford non-for-profit research-and-development center MITRE. As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in health care, the center is designed to provide validation for the use of the technology, to address concerns including technical robustness and safety, transparency, diversity and fairness, as well as societal and environmental well-being. The UMass Chan's center comes as more applications using AI are being developed for a wide variety of business applications, raising concerns about overreliance on the technology and its impact on employees.

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