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May 15, 2023

Focus on Small Business

Getting out of the kitchen: A Grafton baker found an unusual partner in growing his home business

Kevin Koczwara

Chuck Brown was stuck between turning his home into a full-time business or taking out loans to push the project to the next step to open a business in a commercial space. Eventually, Brown’s connections in education led to him meeting.

Focus on Small Business

Focus on Small Business
'Our loss is GFA's gain'

Kevin Koczwara
Brokers and property owners use innovative thinking in seeking to keep plazas full

Timothy Doyle
Nonprofits battle against rising food insecurity as pandemic era assistance comes to an end

Isabel Tehan
Shop Talk

Shop Talk
Q&A: Cold Harbor stays small in the beer market, and likes it

Kevin Koczwara

Moderna expanding to Marlborough, investing $322M in biomanufacturing facility

Timothy Doyle

Cambridge-based drug manufacturer Moderna, Inc. has purchased a 140,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility at 149 Hayes Memorial Drive in Marlborough.
Advice

Advice
Let’s make a deal: The fine art of negotiating business acquisitions

Amy Morrissey

Once companies find suitable partners for mergers or acquisitions, it may seem like the hardest parts of their business deals are done. In fact, the challenges have only just begun.
Advice

Advice
101: Founding a department

Susan Shalhoub

Like a startup, departments need a brand. Susan Shalhoub gives advice on founding a new department as a company grows.
Advice

Advice
10 things I know about ... Financial literacy for college grads

James Monette

Workers Credit Union in Littleton's James Monette offers advice for college grads.
Editorial

Editorial
Editorial: Worcester steps up funding on diversity initiatives

The City of Worcester is stepping up its commitment with an important vote of support: increasing the money behind its DEI efforts.
Opinion

Opinion
Viewpoint: Tax code is stifling R&D

James T. Brett

The New England Council firmly believes the new R&D amortization requirement will halt and harm our region’s continued growth and leadership on the global stage.
Opinion

Opinion
A Thousand Words: Community Healthlink closures

Ramón L. Sandoval

A state inspection of three Community Healthlink substance abuse programs led to their suspension and a halt of new admissions. Eighty layoffs are anticipated and the Worcester organization’s president is leaving her role.
Editorial

Editorial
From the Editor: Noah, the devourer of carbs

Brad Kane

There’s a lot to like in hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur Chuck Brown’s quest to turn his home businesses into a sustainable retail shop, particularly because he provides a product that’s seemingly everywhere but at the same time very difficult to find in high quality.
Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers for May 15, 2023

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, the City of Worcester, and Tighe & Bond.

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Four Central Massachusetts hospitals have been working through some administrative difficulties and regulatory investigations this year. In August and September, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched investigations into Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Framingham Union Hospital, and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick following hospital-related incidents and complaints submitted by the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union. On Sept. 30, Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare, which operates hospitals in Gardner and Athol, announced its stand-alone exit from bankruptcy after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Getting out of the kitchen: A Grafton baker found an unusual partner in growing his home business

'Our loss is GFA's gain'

Brokers and property owners use innovative thinking in seeking to keep plazas full

Nonprofits battle against rising food insecurity as pandemic era assistance comes to an end

Q&A: Cold Harbor stays small in the beer market, and likes it

Moderna expanding to Marlborough, investing $322M in biomanufacturing facility

Let’s make a deal: The fine art of negotiating business acquisitions

101: Founding a department

10 things I know about ... Financial literacy for college grads

Editorial: Worcester steps up funding on diversity initiatives

Viewpoint: Tax code is stifling R&D

A Thousand Words: Community Healthlink closures

From the Editor: Noah, the devourer of carbs

Movers & Shakers for May 15, 2023