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October 24, 2016

Who owns students’ brain power?

Laura Finaldi

From bulletproof vests to video games to a turtle prosthesis, Central Mass schools take varied approaches over the intellectual property of student projects.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Women must continue to mentor, take risks

    Victoria Waterman

    Worcester has secured its place in history as part of the women's rights movement but the community must continue to push forward.

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Matilde Castiel: Tackling health outcomes through a ground-up approach

    Laura Finaldi

    Since she was a kid, Matilde Castiel has always felt a strong desire to improve the lives of others – especially those in underserved communities.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Antiquarian Society puts a copper face on antiquity

    Sam Bonacci

    While it protects the antiquities from the past, it does not mean the American Antiquarian Society is stuck in the past, as highlighted by the new copper face it will soon show the city of Worcester.

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Michelle Drolet: Building walls and breaking barriers

    Susan Shalhoub

    Michelle Drolet is an innovative thinker who puts those talents to work as the CEO of Towerwall in Framingham.

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Julie Crowley: From top to bottom, getting it done

    Livia Gershon

    Julie Crowley puts in her time working with a board of local industry leaders to develop a curriculum around quality and mechatronics, or mechanical engineering for Mount Wachusett Community College.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    The 2016 Outstanding Women in Business

    Six women have been selected as the Outstanding Women in Business Award winners, being selected on their career achievements as well as their contributions to the Central Massachusetts community.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    On the ballot: yea for slots, nay for marijuana and charter schools

    Taking a stance on ballot measures 1, 2 and 4.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    The power of women

    In his intro to the 2016 Outstanding Women in Business edition, Editor Brad Kane reflects on the undervalued impact women have had on the lives of his disabled children.

  • Advice
    Advice

    A smile can go a long way

    Caitlin Lubelczyk

    You can spend tens of thousands of dollars marketing your business, but if once you acquire that customer you don't deliver exceptional service, that customer will find somewhere else to go.

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Liora Stone: Starting over from scratch, a star is born

    Susan Shalhoub

    Liora Stone has found her niche in this technical, male-dominated field.

  • Worcester to Washington, 15 years in the making

    Brad Kane

    Next year, Worcester Regional Airport will have multiple passenger airlines offering regular service out of Central Massachusetts for the first time since 2002.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from July 1-16.

  • Not your grandfather's Central Mass.

    Sam Bonacci

    A year after creating a new tourism agency, industry leaders are finding success promoting the region for rowing & swimming, brewery tours, international artists and waterslides.

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Antonia G. McGuire: Providing access to health care for all

    Laura Finaldi

    Antonia G. McGuire was fresh out of high school and working at a hospital when she realized the healthcare field was for her.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Fighting stagnant productivity

    Susan Shalhoub

    How can businesses benefit from changes in the way teams collaborate at work?

  • Focus On Outstanding Women in Business
    Focus On Outstanding Women in Business

    Katie Crockett: A lifelong passion for design

    Livia Gershon

    The path from play architect as a child to real architect has taken Katie Crockett into her current role with Lamoureux Pagano Associates Architects & Project Managers in Worcester.

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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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