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December 10, 2018
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Worcester's sports franchises have two years to prepare for the Pawtucket Red Sox

Zachary Comeau

Years before it even arrives in Worcester, the top Red Sox farm team is already gobbling up sponsorships and is sure to challenge existing Worcester teams for ticket sales.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Dual-tax rate hurts Worcester

    Alex Guardiola

    Since 1984, the city council has shifted a portion of the residential tax burden over to the business property tax payers. By doing so, it puts Worcester at a competitive disadvantage to its surrounding communities.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Insulet moving to Acton, switching CEOs

    Insulet, a manufacturer of the wearable OmniPod insulin system for diabetes patients, will move its worldwide headquarters in mid-December from Billerica to a $100-million Acton facility.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    No room for error

    Worcester can support five sports franchises. They just have to be smart about it.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Why I know all of my staff's birthdays

    Renee Diaz

    For the past six Thanksgivings, I was exhausted around my family. Thanks to 26 people, that didn't happen this year.

  • Advice
    Advice

    The impact of online reviews

    Laura Dibenedetto

    Building a positive online reputation takes time, effort, and unfortunately can be damaged in minutes.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I Know About … Engaging the immigrant business community

    Take inventory of the communities and ethnic cultural neighborhoods your employees represent.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Peer learning

    Susan Shalhoub

    Business training sessions, whether for cybersecurity policy, new technology, sales practices or customer service, can be hosted by software companies, corporate leaders or outsourced experts.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts do more to encourage outdoor cannabis cultivation?
Poll Description

The overwhelming majority of legal Massachusetts cannabis is grown in indoor cultivation facilities, where quality and product safety is easier to control, but these facilities draw large amounts of energy, particularly for lighting and HVAC systems. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission offers perks to outdoor growers, with expedited business license application reviews and lower fees. The CCC has talked about adding additional perks for outdoor growing, such as speciality sustainability labels for their products, but none of those proposals have garnered significant consideration. Of the 130 licensed marijuana growers, 25 grow outdoors. 

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