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  • Advice
    Advice

    Managing remotely

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Thanks to technology, employees who work remotely are becoming increasingly common. How do you manage a worker who isn't … there? Here are three tips to keep communication strong and goals front and center.

  • D.C. dithering on depreciation forces capital spending delays

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Earlier this year, the U.S. House passed a plan to make the $500,000 cap on Section 179 capital investment depreciation permanent. But President Obama called for more clarity on how the tax break will be funded without adding to the federal deficit. Meanwhile, businesses are waiting to see when and if the tax break be available.

  • Voters' verdict: Wal-Mart, TJX did the right thing

    An overwhelming majority of voters in our poll for the week of March 2 endorsed recent actions by Wal-Mart and Framingham-based TJX Cos., the parent of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, to increase their floor wages to $9 an hour this year.

  • PawSox in Worcester? Go for it!

    The Worcester Sharks are leaving town after this hockey season, leaving the region without a professional minor league sports franchise.

  • Real Deals

    Real Deals highlights recent commercial property transactions in Central Massachusetts.

  • March Municipal Madness

    What should be Worcester's top municipal spending priorities? In honor of the annual "March Madness" collegiate basketball tournament, which begins this week, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau invites you to fill out a "bracket" that lists 32 potential spending items.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to keep your business out of winter's grip

    Scott Lacourse Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    It doesn't pay to underestimate the damage cold weather can do to your business, as some of us have discovered the hard way over the past several weeks.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Why we tuned out Radio Shack

    Frank Conte Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    In the end, Radio Shack didn't know its own identity. In what will most likely be a major case study in business schools, the once world-famous electronics chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close most of its Central Massachusetts stores.

  • Accolades & Honors

    Reliant Medical Group of Worcester was re-accredited in the adult thoracic area of echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.

  • WBJ Talk Back

    FILM TAX CREDIT: MORE QUIET ON THE SET?Sometimes we hit the jackpot with a LinkedIn discussion. After Gov.

  • Focus On Technology/IT
    Focus On Technology/IT

    Westborough's Kopin hopes to close in on payoff for wearables

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    A 2013 study found that the average smartphone user swipes to unlock 110 times a day. With smartwatches entering the market, it's getting even easier for us to get the data we want in less than a second. Westborough-based Kopin Corp. says it won't end there.

  • Focus On Technology/IT
    Focus On Technology/IT

    Tech tools helped business flow during snowy winter

    Sam Bonacci

    With the record-setting Jan. 27 blizzard dumped three feet of snow on Worcester, forcing a ban on driving, businesses had no choice but to close, and subsequent storms forced employees to remain home. But technological tools helped save at least part of the day.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    A list of Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Dec. 1-15, 2014.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I Know About ... Taxes and deductions

    Paul Dion

    The federal income tax code contains things you may not know about, and a few things that will astound you.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Baker's first budget helps chart course for more growth

    When a new governor takes office, the first budget offers a clear picture of the spending priorities and focal points of the new administration.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Mass. film tax credit

    As part of his first budget, Gov. Charlie Baker wants to get rid of the state's film tax credit, which was passed in 2006.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Can Worcester boost its stature as destination for minor league sports?

    Rick Saia

    The pending departure of the Worcester Sharks will leave Central Massachusetts without a professional sports team, something it has enjoyed for all but one of the last 21 years. But will landing another minor league sport here — be it hockey, baseball or something else — amount to more than a field of dreams?

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Going IPO can aid growth, but Central Mass. firms say selling stock can invite new challenges

    Sam Bonacci

    A number of Central Massachusetts companies have recently gone public in what experts say is one of the strongest markets for initial public stock offerings in years. Taking a company public can be a means to accelerate growth, but also presents challenges beyond those faced by private companies.

  • Focus On Technology/IT
    Focus On Technology/IT

    Plugging in Asia: Growing consumption prompts expansions for Central Mass. tech firms

    Emily Micucci

    Exports of all kinds to Asia are on the rise, but it's the technology industry that's delivering the products crucial to bringing Asian countries up to par with other developed nations.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Q&A with Bill DiBenedetto, President, Lampin Corp.

    Rick Saia

    The manufacturing industry in Central Massachusetts isn't as robust as it was decades ago. But there are still robust companies. That includes Lampin Corp. of Uxbridge. The maker of such products as pulleys and MITRPAK gearboxes said it enjoyed 22-percent growth in revenue last year, and an even bigger 70-percent jump in net profit margins. Bill DiBenedetto, a former executive with Digital Equipment Corp., is nearing the end of his third year as president of the employee-owned company.

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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.