Contents of the Aug. 16 2010 issue of the WBJ
Issue Highlights
On Page One
RETURN TO SENDER – Local restaurants are the unforeseen victims in a statewide ban of perks for doctors from pharmaceutical vendors.
HOUSING HOOPLA – A just-the-facts-analysis of the forces lining up on either side of the state’s affordable housing law.
NEW IN TOWN – Get to know Leggatt McCall Properties, the Boston-based company charged by Hanover Insurance with developing Worcester’s CitySquare project.
News & Analysis
OVERDUE – A local law firm has gone to court to collect more than $500,000 in fees from executives of a defunct Westborough tech firm.
LEASED UP – Two new retail chains have designs to move into space in Sturbridge.
NUMBERS GAME – Local economists give their perspective on what the unemployment rate really means.
Special Focus: Education
Downtown Presence - We take a look at the expansion of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in this issue's special education focus.
VIRTUAL LEARNING – Local colleges are slowly embracing online-only degrees to supplement their more traditional programs.
FROM ON HIGH – David Angel introduces a reworked curriculum as he takes the helm of Worcester’s Clark University.
EARLY LEARNING – A new program at Mount Wachusett Community College will offer high school seniors the chance to get started early on their secondary education.
ALMA MATER – Local schools eye the cost of changing from a college to the university.
The LIst
Top Colleges & Universities in Central Mass.
Shop Talk
Q&A with Randy Packard, owner, Pine Acres Family Camping Resort, Oakham.
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