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  • Accolades & Honors

    Thomas J. Bartholomew, president of Bartholomew & Co., a financial services firm in Worcester, was named to Barron’s list of America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors for 2015.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to sell without ‘happy ears’

    Michael Flippin Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Many organizations have the ailment “Happy Ears,” and it’s often located within the sales department. Happy Ears is a common sales-related challenge that impacts both salespeople, yet is even more damaging to sales managers.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Briefing: Banning e-cigarettes

    For seasoned smokers, e-cigarettes that release nicotine through vapor instead of smoke provide a path to quitting that many prefer to other smoking cessation aides, such as nicotine gum and patches, because they simulate the actual smoking experi

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Gardner's manufacturing past helps push it into the future

    Sam Bonacci

    Like many communities, Gardner was once a thriving manufacturing city that struggled after losing much of that old manufacturing base. Today, the city's economic base includes a mix of small businesses and manufacturers that are expected to boost manufacturing employment in the "Chair City."

  • WBJ Talk Back

    WANTED: ATTACKERS OF HACKERSA link on our LinkedIn page to an article about helping employers close skills gaps drew an observation about the need for people with

  • More hotel rooms lift Worcester's downtown area hopes

    Sam Bonacci

    With three new hotels under development in and around downtown, Worcester is on track to boost its hotel room capacity about 50 percent by 2017.

  • Real Deals

    Real Deals highlights recent commercial property transactions in Central Massachusetts.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Dec. 16-31, 2014. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Sustainability

    Erin Martinez Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    10. Go green when expanding.

  • Meetings Guide & Golf Directory
    Meetings Guide & Golf Directory

    Golf courses hope more millennials will come out and tee it up

    Brittany Lopriore

    It's been a long winter, which has delayed the start of spring – and golf – in Central Massachusetts.

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    Best candidates for sales teams connect with potential customers

    (Second in a three-part series on building a successful sales team.)

  • Advice
    Advice

    Employee onboarding

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Looking for a new employee is stressful enough, but don't sit back and relax when you finally hire someone.

  • Meetings Guide & Golf Directory
    Meetings Guide & Golf Directory

    Even in a wired world, real business meetings still matter

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    The era of clear, efficient long-distance communication has long since arrived. Workers can hop on conference calls from their bedrooms without changing out of their pajamas. High-definition video unites far-flung satellite offices.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Developers’ interest in Worcester a positive step

    With their recently announced agreement to sell the old Worcester County Courthouse, officials in Worcester have removed a large obstacle toward the city's goal of giving the downtown area new life. Recent announcements of several developments move the city closer to its goal of having a walkable, multi-use urban core.

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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.