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  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Federal program helps credit unions branch out to lower-income members

    Sam Bonacci

    An increasing number of credit unions across the country are taking advantage of a federal program that allows them to lend more money to lower-income individuals and families, a traditionally underserved population.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

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

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Businesses are upping their investments to treat mental health patients in Mass.

    Emily Micucci

    A few years ago, mental health funding in Massachusetts was under siege as Gov. Deval Patrick struggled to produce a balanced budget as the Great Recession limited revenue.

  • Talk Back

    TOO EARLY TO START SCHOOL?

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Leading a meeting

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Sometimes they're called strategy sessions or one-on-ones; other times, executive staff meetings or project reviews. They are all meetings, and can likely be more effective — even for the best leaders among us.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Briefing: Health Care Spending

    The state agency that oversees the 2012 health care cost-containment law issued its first-ever report this month that measures health care spending growth in Massachusetts

  • Photo Finish
    Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

    ENFORCING GOODSouthbridge-based Savers Bank donated $1,000 to the Southbridge Cops 'n Kids program.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Despite onslaught of technology, Central Mass. banks rely on the personal touch

    Livia Gershon

    In a world of online bill payments, smartphone check deposits and nearly universal debit card use, you might think the bank teller would be going the way of the telegraph operator, but that's just not the case for Central Mass. financial institutions.

  • Sentiment for ‘strong mayor’ in Worcester

    Just after press deadline, the Worcester City Council was expected to select the next city manager after a months-long process that included — according to published reports — the apparent exclusion of a qualified candidate from the group of final

  • Colleges shift focus to students ROI of their education

    Sam Bonacci

    When the stock market tumbled in 2008 and touched off the Great Recession, the newest college graduates at the time scrambled for work. Six years later, the slowly improving job market has led to a new emphasis on the return on investment (ROI) from a college education by both parents and students.

  • Business raises skeptical eyebrow over anti-bullying bill

    Emily Micucci

    No one disputes that legislation that would give Massachusetts employees legal recourse if they're bullied at work is well intentioned. But is it practical?

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    Forget sales referrals; it’s better to arrange for introductions to prospects

    The Rainmaker Ken Cook

    We all know that referrals are almost always the best source for new business. They work because someone who already likes us is referring us to someone who likes them.

  • Advice
    Advice

    On guard against cyberattacks

    Larry Snyder Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    All organizations are subject to cybersecurity risks. So, if you don't have a cybersecurity plan or cybersecurity business unit, “you should be afraid, be very afraid,” to quote the famous movie line.

  • Accolades & Honors

    Marvin S. Silver, a Westborough-based trusts and estates attorney with Partridge Snow & Hahn, was named among the “2015 Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers, in a peer-review assessment.

  • Fresh Beginnings

    Devens SpringHill Suites by Marriott at 27 Andrews Pkwy.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    What would an interest rate hike mean for Central Mass. banks?

    Livia Gershon

    As talk of an interest rate hike by the Fed heats up, what would the impact of such a move be on banks in Central Mass.

  • Harrington-Heywood alliance a model for health care?

    Taryn Plumb

    There's no question that the health care landscape is shifting — for patients, doctors and medical centers, as well as insurers. As one way to adapt, Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge and Heywood Hospital in Gardner have formed a partnership that is the first of its kind in the state, and, according to experts and those involved, could serve as a local and national model for community healthcare systems.

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Today's Poll

Should Mass. officials be allowed to force local communities to zone for multifamily housing?
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Poll Description

On March 19, a judge ruled the showdown between the Massachusetts attorney general and the Town of Milton will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court in October. The dispute is over the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns near T service to adopt zoning allowing multifamily housing by right in certain areas. Some Massachusetts local governments, including Holden, have pushed back against the requirement, saying such zoning doesn't fit in their communities. 

Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have cracked down on non-compliant communities with lawsuits and by reducing state funding, as part of a larger effort to address the statewide affordable housing crisis. The MBTA Communities Act is one of a handful of laws designed to increase housing construction by having at least one zoning district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is permitted.