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Contents of the Aug. 16 2010 issue of the WBJ

08/16/10

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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.

Departments

Knowhow

10 Things I Know About...