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October 2, 2017
Shop Talk

The joy & pain of selling 300% more cupcakes

Brad Kane

Since moving to Worcester's Canal District from Millbury, The Queen's Cups has quadrupled its revenues, creating a whole new animal for founder Renee King to manage.

  • Advice
    Advice

    Marketing: In-house or outsource?

    Laura Dibenedetto

    Deciding whether to hire in-house marketers or to outsource to an agency isn't always easy. Every situation is different, and there are variables. To keep things simple, I suggest starting by exploring three critical questions.

  • Focus On Energy and Manufacturing
    Focus On Energy and Manufacturing

    Natural gas leaks cost Mass. $39M annually

    Zachary Comeau

    Natural gas is leaking into the atmosphere from more than 900 locations in Worcester alone.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Out-of-area recruiting

    Susan Shalhoub

    There are many reasons not to limit a company recruiting effort to local potential employees.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Companies battle over Northbridge water rights

    Zachary Comeau

    The Riverdale Water Co., a privately owned supplier of water, is again angling to sell water to the Town of Northbridge.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Former WRTA site development needs to clear a higher bar

    Worcester's city government doesn't want more of the same when it comes to the redevelopment of the former Worcester Regional Transit Authority facility sandwiched between Grove Street and Park Avenue, and that's a good thing.

  • Historic hardware store closing on Main Street

    Grant Welker

    A 235-year-old hardware store is the latest retailer to close downtown, even as Worcester seeks to bring new activity to Main Street.

  • Focus On Energy and Manufacturing
    Focus On Energy and Manufacturing

    Mass. looks to retain its solar power status

    Grant Welker

    Overcoming its latitude and climate disadvantages compared to other states, Massachusetts has become a national leader in solar energy production, largely thanks to state incentive programs, which are due to make a major transition next year.

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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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