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  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Briefing: Health care quality

    The state's Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) recently released its inaugural report on the performance of the Massachusetts health care system between 2011 and 2013, with a focus on provider quality. Here's a summary of what the agency said about hospitals, primary-care practices and post-hospital care.

  • What you need to know about HTML5

    Christina Davis

    Want to impress your techie friends? Ask them what they think of the W3C's recent adoption of HTML5 standards. You're sure to get some tech cred if you drop that into cocktail conversation.

  • Photo Finish
    Photo Finish

    Photo Finish

    A WARMER NEW YEARStaffers at Worcester-based Harr Motor Group donated more than 320 new coats to families in need at Friendly House of Worcester.

  • As economy improves, will paychecks keep pace?

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Over the last few months, pundits have grown increasingly optimistic about economic growth across the United States as job numbers have come in relatively strong.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Locally-grown efforts help lift innovation across Massachusetts

    Pamela Goldberg Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Every year, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative releases its Annual Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy, benchmarking Massachusetts against other leading technology states and measuring 20-plus key economic indicators.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Setting goals

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    With a new year can often come an urge to revamp — out with the old, in with the new and all that. When it comes to your business, what are you looking to try, improve upon or change in 2015?

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to lead like it matters

    Roxi Bahar Hewertson Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Whether you're a manager, executive or CEO, your leadership style matters. The way you communicate and connect with other people can, and will, make or break your success. That's why every connection must count to develop and leverage your skills and play on your strengths, so you can lead like it matters, because it does.

  • Focus On Best of Business
    Focus On Best of Business

    Introducing 39 'bests" in business for 2015

    Anything worth doing in the first place is usually worth repeating. When we launched our first “Best of Business” awards contest last year, we were dipping our toe into unfamiliar waters. Yet we thought it was a worthwhile idea to do it again. So, here are our readers' picks of 39 companies in Central Massachusetts that stand out.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Cape Wind's cloudy future

    The 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.

  • With sale, Higgins site prepares for second life

    Sam Bonacci

    When the Higgins Armory Museum closed on New Year's Eve 2013, Worcester was left wondering whether the unique, art deco building would have a new owner who would find a new use for the building, or if it would sit vacant for years.

  • Most companies have set aside money for raises in 2015

    The economy is improving. That's the good news. But with an improving economy comes a demand from some workers for higher salaries. In our Flash Poll for the week of Jan.

  • Olympic role for Central Mass.? Look to the lake

    Boston will be the U.S. representative bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. While events in other Games have been spread out well beyond their host cities, the Boston organizers plan to host all their events closer to the city.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Central Mass. can play a role in Boston Games

    What are the chances Boston will host the Olympic Games in 2024?

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    Here's our list Central Massachusetts businesses that filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Oct. 1-15, 2014. Listed are corporate name, address, ZIP and president.

  • Talk Back

    EARLY REVIEW ON GOV. BAKER

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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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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.