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May 23, 2016
Focus On Central Mass. 100

Biotech is putting people to work in the Central Mass. 100

Livia Gershon

Many of the top 100 employers in Central Massachusetts are from the state's biotech industry.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: WORKPLACE WELLNESS

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    More and more, we're seeing that wellness programs to keep employees healthier add up to dollars and cents in terms of less absenteeism, greater productivity and fewer long-term healthcare costs – not to mention happier people around the water coo

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Tower Hill seeks to become New England's botanical garden

    With a new interim CEO Tower Hill Botanic Garden has its sights set on making the Boylston horticulture facility a destination for tourists and the preeminent New England botanic garden.

  • Schools using 4+1 programs to lure students

    Sam Bonacci

    Local schools are using accelerated degrees as a pull for new students and a way to give them an edge when entering the job market.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from March 1-14. Listed are corporate name, address and president.Ashland

  • TALK BACK

    NEW RESTAURANTS

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Staples' failed $6B merger: a timeline

    Sam Bonacci

    A timeline of the failed Staples and Office Depot merger.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Smart Grid pilot at $55M and counting

    Laura Finaldi

    At the end of its first year, National Grid's two-year smart meter pilot program in Worcester has exceeded its $46M budget by 21%, with an $830-million bill looming.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Avoiding illnesses and injuries at work

    Vincent Emery

    An expert walks through ten steps to avoid injury and illness while at work.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to attract Millennials

    Lisa Carpino Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    College commencement season is upon us, and graduates will soon flock to the job market looking to launch their careers.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Computer science needs women

    Kristin Tichenor Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    Here's the good news: By the year 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor predicts there will be 1.4 million computer specialist job openings. Here's the bad news: U.S. universities can fill 29 percent of those with qualified graduates.

  • Focus On Central Mass. 100
    Focus On Central Mass. 100

    Harrington meets demand for behavior, substance treatment

    Laura Finaldi

    Harrington his working to expand access to care and patient follow-up among other areas as it battles substance abuse disorder.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    National Grid must remember its $55M lesson

    Modernization of our electrical grid is not only overdue, but inevitable.

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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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