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International Trade

  • Manufacturing & Technology Economic Forecast

    Emily Micucci December 21, 2015

    Manufacturing and technology are strongholds in the Central Massachusetts economy, and business leaders continue to underscore the importance of supporting the sectors, which have significant crossover.

    Emily Micucci December 21, 2015
  • Growth in jobs and wages driving Mass. tax haul

    State House News Service December 17, 2015

    With Massachusetts buoyed by an improving labor market, consumer confidence and spending, the Department of Revenue is projecting tax revenue growth of at least 3 percent in the fiscal year 2016 and around 4 percent the following fiscal year.

    State House News Service December 17, 2015
  • Natick firm scores $4.5M, changes name

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2015

    Natick retail service provider Aila Technologies announced Tuesday it received $4.5 million in financing from Boston-based Romulus Capital.

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2015
  • Solar talks turn cold

    State House News Service December 7, 2015

    The Senate's top Democrat has noted that "jobs are on the line," but legislative negotiators charged with reaching agreement on a bill to keep solar projects moving in Massachusetts have not held a single meeting after their hastily convened

    State House News Service December 7, 2015
  • Innovators need tools to protect trade secrets

    James T. Brett Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 7, 2015

    Here in New England, we pride ourselves on our vibrant and thriving innovation economy. Our region is home to an array of innovative businesses in information technology, life sciences, medical and manufacturing sectors, to name a few.

    James T. Brett Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 7, 2015
  • Venkat Kolluri

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2015

    Venkat Kolluri, CEO of Chitika Inc., has made an art of creating an inviting workplace to employees of his Internet advertising firm in Westborough.

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2015
  • Incorporations

    December 7, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed their incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between October 1-14.

    December 7, 2015
  • Worcester pulls towing request after controversy with NFL player

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2015

    Last month, the City of Worcester was getting ready to solicit bids for a new wave of police towing contracts to begin in January, with the current set issued in 2010 set to expire.

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2015
  • Postal union concerned about Staples merger

    Sam Bonacci November 25, 2015

    Staples' bid to buy its chief rival, Office Depot, has been knocked by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), which told Federal Trade Commission investigators that the merger proposed by the Framingham company would create a monolithic entity

    Sam Bonacci November 25, 2015
  • Brewers, bottlers rake revenues from competitors

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015

    When consumers look at beer and soda bottles on store shelves, they see several brands competing for the same dollars, but to Central Massachusetts firms like Polar Beverages and Wachusett Brewing Co., all those bottles and cans mean money.

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass firms set sights on international markets

    Livia Gershon November 23, 2015

    Westborough-based eClinicalWorks is a company near the top of its field. It's one of the top vendors of electronic health records systems for U.S. doctors' offices and a big player in the development of mobile tools that let patients track their

    Livia Gershon November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass. to benefit from Life Sciences 2.0

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015

    With its hybrid of open spaces and an educated workforce, Central Massachusetts is set to reap the rewards as the state's biomanufacturing initiative kicks into its second phase.

    Sam Bonacci November 23, 2015
  • Incorporations: Aug. 17-31, 2015

    November 23, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed Incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Aug. 17-31. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP & president.

    November 23, 2015
  • Framingham pushing for $34-million downtown MassBay campus

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015

    Local stakeholders are in the process of re-pitching a $34-million downtown Framingham satellite campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College to the Baker Administration after a host of community college capital projects across the state have been

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    November 23, 2015

    HEIDI M. LANDERS and REBECCA LYNCH were hired by Worcester social service agency The Bridge of Central Massachusetts. Landers is director of nursing. A resident of Barre, she is a graduate of Worcester State University, with a bachelor's degree in

    November 23, 2015
  • Clark honored nationally for diverting food waste

    November 20, 2015

    Clark University in Worcester was one of 14 organization honored nationally by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for diverting food waste out of landfills.

    November 20, 2015

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Today's Poll

As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.