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April 16, 2018
Advice

Adapt to the voice-search revolution

Kham Inthirath

Aside from making our lives a bit more convenient (and, occasionally, more frustrating), voice assistants are changing the way customers and prospects search for products and answers.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Column: Retail must be redesigned

    Brent Maugel

    In the next two months, more than 700 Toys “R” Us stores will be empty. This presents an opportunity to re-imagine how this space could and should be utilized.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    ThinkLite lights the way – cheaper, of course

    Zachary Comeau

    ThinkLite was launched late at night in a Babson College dorm, and its efficient bulbs are quickly being used in a range of notable locations.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    Optim reveals hidden places

    Livia Gershon

    Whether you're a doctor who needs to look for a polyp inside a patient's throat or a law enforcement officer who has to check a car's gas tank for contraband, you might rely on Optim.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Toxic teams

    Susan Shalhoub

    Bullying each other. Fighting. Complaining. These are all qualities of a toxic team, ones that managers should be able to recognize and address as quickly as possible.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I Know About. . . Time management

    Jody Staruk

    10) Have a system. Whether it's tracking emails, to-do lists, project management software or notes on the back of a napkin, you need a consistent, easy-to-follow method helping you.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    Wormtown brews with partners big and small

    Zachary Comeau

    Wormtown Brewery's motto, “A piece of Mass. in every glass,” is a testament to the locally sourced ingredients used in every brew coming out of the Shrewsbury Street production facility.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Editorial: Slow movements, big changes in health care

    Having too few players dictating the level of care in the region and seeing more investment in high margin areas of specialty does appear concerning.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    Manufacturers are underappreciated

    Brad Kane

    In 2016, the manufacturing industry in Greater Worcester contributed more to the region's economy than health care, education, hospitality, finance, real estate, insurance and government.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    Promising Shrewsbury Street site awaits outcome of laundering case

    Zachary Comeau

    Two successful restaurants launched at 166 Shrewsbury St. Now, the space is devoid of any human life, and it will remain that way until the government sells the building.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    IPAC became a global leader with a superior workforce

    Grant Welker

    IPAC produces hundreds of millions of fiberglass products each year, often as abrasives in machinery used by companies like Saint-Gobain, while competing with cheap imports.

  • Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards
    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    Curtis keeps customers out of the elements

    Zachary Comeau

    West Boylston's Curtis Industries designs, manufactures and distributes cabin enclosures for compact vehicles like tractors, utility vehicles and golf carts.

  • With little buildup, the Massachusetts Pirates seek to revive arena football in Worcester

    Grant Welker

    The Yatim family of Shrewsbury decided to bring a team to the area after seeing a void in the market, hoping to capitalize on the popularity of football when the Patriots aren't playing.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    American to fly daily from Worcester to Philadelphia

    Zachary Comeau

    American Airlines will become the third airline to fly commercial out of Worcester Regional Airport when it launches its daily service to Philadelphia International Airport in October.

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    Focus On Manufacturing Excellence Awards

    Jeffco Fibres seeks constant improvement for portfolio

    Zachary Comeau

    If you've ever gotten a good night's sleep, there's a good chance you slept on foam from Webster's Jeffco Fibres. But the company also makes a lot else.

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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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