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March 2, 2015
Editorial

MBTA's woes put Baker in a tough spot

The MBTA is slowly restoring its service to levels that the system's riders had experienced before the first blizzard struck on Jan. 27. But restoring the public trust in the transit system will take much longer.

  • Accolades & Honors

    Shrewsbury Fire Chief James M. Vuona was given the 2014 Fire Chiefs' Leadership in Fire Education Award by the Massachusetts Association of Fire and Safety Educators.

  • Focus On Health Care
    Focus On Health Care

    For providers, data security is a never-ending battle

    Sam Bonacci

    Privacy has been an obligation of the medical profession dating back to the ancient Greeks and the Hippocratic Oath. However, safeguarding patient information has transformed alongside an industry that increasingly relies on technology.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Business group: Switching out of MCAS will better prepare future workers

    For years, MCAS was the assessment test that ruled Massachusetts schools. But when it comes to real-world skills, it's not measuring up, said a recent report from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE).

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

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

  • Poll finds majority support for gender pay equity bill

    Despite the restrictions it would place on employers, most voters in last week's poll like a new bill before the state legislature that takes aim at the wage gap between men and women.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Briefing: Winter's impact on business

    A day snowed in can be a welcome reprieve from the daily grind. But when one snow day turns into three or four, employees and their bosses start to wonder how they'll ever catch up, and how being snowed in hurts the bottom line.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    For some nonprofits, revenue-generating ventures boost the mission

    Sam Bonacci

    In a back room of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, teams work at cataloging and digitizing the organization's collection of American printed artifacts. It's just one example of a group of Central Massachusetts nonprofits that use business ventures to round out grant and foundational funds as part of their revenue mix.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Q&A with Chris Provo, President & CEO, Provo Financial Services

    Rick Saia

    Chris Provo left Wall Street in 1992 to launch his own financial services company. He started with just one client. But today, Provo Financial is a multimillion-dollar firm, managing investments for both individuals and institutional clients.

  • Real Deals

  • Does fixing the T begin with money?

    Four crippling snowstorms in less than a month have led to a breakdown of the MBTA system, some of which extends to Central Massachusetts.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Mass. schools not keeping pace with needs of our economy

    Andre Mayer Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Massachusetts companies need workers with the right skills who can help them succeed in a rapidly changing global economy. But that goal remains at risk because our education system is not keeping pace with the demands of the commonwealth's economy.

  • Why do Mass. exports lag rest of U.S.? Experts point to product mix, stronger dollar

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Before the bottom fell out of the global economy in 2008, sales of Massachusetts products to other countries were growing fast. But since the economy began to recover, the state's export growth has lagged the national numbers.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Rebranding

    Cristina Hatem

    Cristina Hatem is corporate communications manager at Preferred Mutual Insurance Co., of New Berlin, N.Y., which sells policies in Central Massachusetts. Contact her at Cristina.hatem@preferredmutual.com.

  • Focus On Health Care
    Focus On Health Care

    Central Mass. hospitals keep an eye on Partners

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Jorunal

    Edward Moore, president and CEO of the Harrington HealthCare System, has been keeping a close eye on developments with Partners HealthCare, the enormous and fast-growing eastern Massachusetts health care system. Although Partners recently scaled back its latest expansion effort, Moore is not letting down his guard.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Building your selling confidence

    John Chapin Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    The biggest issue with salespeople is lack of confidence. This leads to a fear of making phone calls, knocking on doors and otherwise doing whatever it takes to be successful.

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Today's Poll

Would you want or see your children following in your professional footsteps?
Poll Description

Massachusetts has the second smallest percentage of family-owned businesses in the country, according to an OnDeck analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 Annual Business Survey. The analysis showed 21.87% of Massachusetts businesses are family-owned.

The power of family-owned operations is found in the numbers. Research performed by Family Enterprise USA reports 74% of family-owned businesses have been operating for more than 30 years.  

Even when families don’t work together running a business, many professionals hope to see their children following in their career footsteps, creating a lineage of those in the same profession and fostering the camaraderie that comes with.

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