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  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Briefing: Contractor 'holdbacks'

    Some two-and-a-half years after legislation was first proposed, subcontractors and general contractors in Massachusetts finally reached a compromise this month over the amount of money to be held back on private-sector construction projects of mor

  • Advice
    Advice

    Social media can pump up the hype for your business

    Zorina Frey Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Marketing a product or service on the web through social media is equally important as advertising and helps business exposure on a scale that traditional advertising cannot do.

  • Focus On Life Sciences
    Focus On Life Sciences

    As Israeli biotechs mature, Mass. comes calling

    Home to 11 percent of American drug development and more than a fifth of all U.S. biotech venture capital, Massachusetts has particularly piqued the interests of Israelis with life sciences backgrounds.

  • Flash Poll: Mandate sick time? (Slight) majority says no

    One of the four referendum questions on November's ballot (Question 4) would guarantee up to 40 hours of sick time a year to visit a doctor or care for a sick family member.

  • WBJ talk back

    DOES WORCESTER FLUNK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES?

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Nonprofit's One Mortgage program has lenders looking for value

    Lenders are finding themselves walking a tightrope between providing lower-income Americans with quality housing and keeping their fiscal houses in order.

  • Accolades & Honors

    Commerce Bank was presented with a plaque in recognition of its support for Working for Worcester, a social initiative that brings together college students, local businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and corporations to cr

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    4 guidelines that can turn startups into thriving businesses

    The Rainmaker Ken Cook

    There's a great deal of energy and resources being directed today toward startups and fostering startup cultures. Startups are energizing. They attract investment capital. They use resources to plan, develop and launch new products and ideas.

  • Fresh Beginnings

    Masy Systems of Pepperell is expanding its laboratory and biostorage facility in Lomar Park. The 27 Lomar Park building was recently purchased and is being renovated.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Opinion: Life sciences has grown; here's hoping for more

    Massachusetts long ago planted the seeds for a future that includes a growing life sciences industry. Now, the state has to maintain the fertility of that industry, especially in Central Massachusetts.

  • Focus On Life Sciences
    Focus On Life Sciences

    With life sciences booming, is there room to grow here?

    Emily Micucci

    Karyopharm Therapeutics, a life sciences startup, was a rising star in Natick until the company announced last month it was moving to a bigger headquarters in Newton at the end of July. One reason? There wasn't enough laboratory space to expand.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: 3 tips to avoid burnout from work

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Feeling listless, uninspired, unmotivated? A lack of sleep — let's say if you're working on a big project, multitasking and dealing with a grueling corporate travel schedule — can be the perfect recipe for work burnout.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Opinion: Nurses' union: one up, one down

    The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) recently pushed the issue of nurse-patient ratios toward a ballot referendum, but settled for a compromise focused on intensive care units that one local hospital executive calls manageable.

  • Flash Poll: Close the door on casinos

    Now that Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to uphold the 2011 gambling expansion law or toss it out, where do our readers in Central Massachusetts stand?

  • Worcester braces for potential cultural revival

    Emily Micucci

    Worcester drew a heavy dose of national attention last month when President Obama delivered the commencement address at Worcester Technical High School.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from April 16-30, 2014. Listed here are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.ACTON

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Today's Poll

Has your company increased its use of AI in the last year?
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Although used in technology like Google searches for decades, the buzz around the use of artificial intelligence in business has soared in the last year, largely due to advances from the company OpenAI and its AI system ChatGPT. Companies have explored using AI to automate more processes, although fears around the technology's use are rampant, too. For example, part of the Hollywood writers' strike centered around using AI to develop scripts, and part of the new union contract included guarantees against certain uses of AI in moviemaking and television.