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  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Downtown streetscape plan needs a creative touch

    Anyone who has not driven or walked around downtown Worcester within the last decade may well be left stunned by the changes that have taken place. After years of talk, but not a lot of action, efforts to make the downtown a more walkable center are well underway.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Know risks and mitigate them: 5 failures that can impact family businesses

    Matthew Erskine Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    In the classic science fiction novel "Dune," a master assassin named Thufir Hawat reminds Paul, the story's hero, “The first step in avoiding a trap is to know of its existence.” The same is true of risks to family businesses.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Q&A with Bill Andrews, President & CEO, ExaGrid

    Rick Saia

    Most companies know about the importance of data storage, but they may not be aware of how it all works or their best options to back up data. ExaGrid Systems, of Westborough, is carving out its niche in this technology space. President and CEO Bill Andrews has worked in the IT data center infrastructure space for 28 years.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations: May 1-15, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from May 1-15, 2015.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Communities such as Worcester lean on tax-exempt nonprofits to help pay for services

    Sam Bonacci

    Central Massachusetts, especially Worcester, is home to a number of nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. Last year, more than 30 percent of all land in the city was tax exempt.

  • UMass Memorial adds to growing client list of health records vendor

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

    UMass Memorial Health Care said in June that it would invest $700 million to upgrade its electronic health records (EHR) system to improve the accuracy and availability of patient data.

  • Talk Back: Aug. 17, 2015

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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Grooming the next generation of leaders in Greater Worcester

    Timothy P. Murray Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Worcester's downtown is experiencing a metamorphosis. And it's in no small part the result of forward-thinking leaders who have forged collaborative partnerships, taken risks and motivated others to exceed expectations.

  • Accolades & Honors

    JM Coull of Maynard received the Diamond Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for the fifth consecutive year.

  • Focus On Education
    Focus On Education

    Liberal arts strongholds stand by their plans

    Sam Bonacci

    When Babson College came in first in Money Magazine's 2014 college rankings for educational value, beating out mainstays such as Harvard, it served notice to academia that the trade- and career-focused schools that had been perceived as ankle-biters to the established big dogs had drawn blood.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Buffett's piece of Worcester

    Wyman-Gordon has a rich history in Worcester, dating back to 1883 when it was founded as a manufacturer of crankshafts for looms.

  • Photo Finish
    Photo Finish

    Photo Finish: Aug. 17, 2015

    Of NoteApplebee’s, with restaurants in Central Massachusetts, is participating in the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation fundraiser. The goal is to raise$6 million.

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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.