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January 9, 2017
The Rainmaker

Don't leave them wondering

Ken Cook

Too frequently we're in a business situation where one party is waiting on the other party to do something, decide something or take some action.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Framingham on the cusp of downtown boom

    Emily Micucci

    Town officials see pending residential projects as key to new era.

  • Focus On Best of Business
    Focus On Best of Business

    Best Multimedia Services for 2017

    These are the service providers you want to choose for your digital and print needs.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I Know About ... Legal weed

    Michelle Drolet

    A step-by-step summary of what recreational marijuana means for you and your business.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Reorganization

    Susan Shalhoub

    The new year is a time for reorganizing closets, pantry shelves, and – maybe – your company.

  • Focus On Best of Business
    Focus On Best of Business

    Best Client & Employee Services for 2017

    From going to school for a business degree to picking up a client in a limo, these are the places you want to rely on to service clients and employees.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit

    Andy Mcbeth, Liz Mason & Tom Dube

    The Entrepreneurial Spirit – That (not so) little itch that compels you in your career to do more, do it differently or do it by yourself.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Make minimum wage increases regional

    While we're a high-cost state, not every region of Massachusetts has the same cost of living.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Gardner firm selling the world a beer, one tap at a time

    In December, after operating for 10 years, Rick Walton -- the man at the helm of the brewing company behind the Gardner Ale House -- starting distributing its Moon Hill beers at other bars, starting with the Columbia Tavern in Leominster.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Nov. 1-15. Listed are corporate name, address and president.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Health care needs more women leaders

    Sherry Ellis

    The limited number of females in positions of healthcare administration leadership attests to the challenges that exist for women.

  • UMass Medical School seizes expansion opportunity

    Laura Finaldi

    More than 50 years after Worcester won a bid to bring the University of Massachusetts Medical School within city limits, the medical school is making its way to Springfield.

  • Focus On Best of Business
    Focus On Best of Business

    Best Professional Services for 2017

    These are the companies you want to hire for your professional work in 2017.

  • Focus On Best of Business
    Focus On Best of Business

    WBJ picks the 2017 Best of Business winners

    A large part of running any business is knowing who to trust, especially when it comes to people and organizations not on your payroll.

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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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