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August 3, 2015
Shop Talk

Q&A with Paul Reilly, CEO, ActiveRx

Rick Saia

Paul Reilly is a firm believer in fitness, from his days at West Point to his current role as CEO of a Westborough-based company that helps senior citizens stay in shape.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Promoting from within

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    If you're a manager who's on the fence about whether to hire from outside or promote from within, there are definite pros to promoting someone.

  • Focus on Business & Public Policy
    Focus on Business & Public Policy

    Medical device industry pushes for repeal of federal levy

    Sam Bonacci

    A 2.3-percent tax doesn't sound like much, but taking it directly off the top of medical device companies' sales could have widespread impacts on businesses large and small, industry experts say.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to integrate new employees effectively

    Nancy L. Dube Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Employers today realize that onboarding workers, or integrating them within the organization, is key to attracting and retaining top talent, boosting productivity and driving business growth.

  • WBJ Talk Back

    VIRTUAL DOCTORS VISITS A HARSH REALITY?UMass Memorial Health Care announced it's entering the field of virtual doctors' visits after agreeing

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from April 16-30, 2015. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president. ACTON

  • Focus on Business & Public Policy
    Focus on Business & Public Policy

    Critics: Baker hydropower bill could harm energy market

    Emily Micucci

    On its surface, Gov. Charlie Baker's bill to encourage large-scale adoption of hydropower by Massachusetts utilities appears to take a reasonable crack at reducing carbon emissions, a requirement of legislation passed in 2008. But critics have concerns.

  • Sales of triple deckers surge after recession

    Sam Bonacci

    When the Great Recession struck about seven years ago, it ate away at the value of all sectors of the housing market: single-family homes, condominiums and multi-family buildings. But as the market continues to recover, the three-family investment property — specifically the triple decker — has surged ahead of the others.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    EMC’s tough opportunity

    Data storage is in a “sea change,” EMC Corp. CEO Joseph Tucci said in his company's webcast July 22, the day the Hopkinton-based company announced mixed second-quarter financial results.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    What’s next for EMC?

    In the seemingly endless quest to help their customers do things faster, better and cheaper, the information technology industry innovates and changes quickly enough that what's standard one year may well become obsolete only a couple years later.

  • Inspiration and Innovation
    Inspiration and Innovation

    The 3-step guide to conducting effective market research

    Jeff Schiebe

    Thorough market research is essential to the success of new products or services. In an entrepreneurial environment, it's even more crucial as resources are scarce and time to market is critical. Here's how to do it right.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 things I know about VoIP for Business

    Trave Harmon

    10. It's cost effective. Since most VoIP providers don't need to maintain the lines over which they deliver service, they keep their prices low, saving you money.9. Changes are easy.

  • Officials: Numbers turning upward at Clinton Hospital

    Christina P. O'neill Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    The past two years haven't always been good for small community hospitals. Challenged to keep up with technological advances and squeezed by competition from larger health systems as they struggle for reimbursement, three have closed across the state.

  • Fresh Beginnings

    U-Haul and Townline Motor Sales have teamed up to serve as the neighborhood U-Haul dealer in North Oxford.

  • Focus on Business & Public Policy
    Focus on Business & Public Policy

    5 issues to watch, from overtime pay to paying for health insurance

    Beyond revenue and profits, federal and state policy shapes a lot of what businesses do and – in some cases – can influence the future of an entity, an industry, even a good chunk of the economy.

  • Banks on interest rate rise: Bring it on!

    Sam Bonacci

    By all indications, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by the end of this year, marking the first time in eight years rates will move north. But would that lead to a slowdown in business?

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    No agony of defeat in canceled Olympics bid

    With the possible exception of a sports team that rises from the ash heap to championship contention, it takes time to get the public excited about something to a level where it can generate and sustain widespread support.

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Today's Poll

Has your business increased its use of AI technology in the last year?
Poll Description

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Wednesday the opening of a new Health AI Assurance Laboratory, in partnership with Bedford non-for-profit research-and-development center MITRE. As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in health care, the center is designed to provide validation for the use of the technology, to address concerns including technical robustness and safety, transparency, diversity and fairness, as well as societal and environmental well-being. The UMass Chan's center comes as more applications using AI are being developed for a wide variety of business applications, raising concerns about overreliance on the technology and its impact on employees.

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