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International Trade

  • 2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Joyce Murphy, Commonwealth Medicine

    October 26, 2015

    Joyce A. Murphy is executive vice chancellor and the chief executive of Commonwealth Medicine, the healthcare consulting division of UMass Medical School, where she works with state agencies, businesses and nonprofits to increase the effectiveness

    October 26, 2015
  • Baby steps add up in downtown Worcester

    October 26, 2015

    The hoopla surrounding this month's announcement of a $33-million, high-end luxury hotel for downtown Worcester may seem a bit overhyped, but given the step-by-step nature of economic revitalization, business and city officials have the right to be

    October 26, 2015
  • Incorporations

    October 26, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from July 16-31, 2015. Listed are the name, address, ZIP and president.

    October 26, 2015
  • Accolades & Honors

    October 26, 2015

    Dick Fiske Sr. and his Heart to Heart Foundation of North Brookfield was honored by the Children's Smile Coalition at Hanover Theatre in Worcester last month.

    October 26, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    October 12, 2015

    RIA K. MCNAMARA was hired by SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston of Framingham as vice president of retail brokerage. Prior to joining the firm, she was the sole owner and broker of Ria K. McNamara Inc. since September 1997.

    October 12, 2015
  • Worcester's foreign-born are major economic contributors

    David A. Jordan Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 12, 2015

    Today, 37 percent of local Worcester businesses are owned by foreign-born entrepreneurs, almost double the statewide rate. Foreign-born workers fill critical gaps in the region's STEM workforce, helping position Worcester for economic success.

    David A. Jordan Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 12, 2015
  • Riding the natural gas roller coaster

    Sam Bonacci October 12, 2015

    Natural gas customers throughout New England got an early holiday present as National Grid and Eversource announced that while gas prices will seasonally increase this winter, they will be down compared with last year.

    Sam Bonacci October 12, 2015
  • Incorporations for May 16-31, 2015

    October 12, 2015

    These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from July 1-15, 2015. Listed below are the corporate name, address, ZIP and president.

    October 12, 2015
  • Global market leads to Starrett earnings plunge

    Sam Bonacci August 26, 2015

    Athol-based tool manufacturer L.S. Starrett felt the bite of the international market's downturn in its fiscal year 2015 report with a decline in sales and a large drop in net earnings.

    Sam Bonacci August 26, 2015
  • Report: State’s export growth slow

    State House News Service December 4, 2014

    Export growth in Massachusetts since the recession has been "fairly anemic," according to a new report, which found the Bay State ranked second to last among the 50 states in export growth between 2009 and 2014.

    State House News Service December 4, 2014
  • Energy costs help push down U.S. import prices

    October 10, 2014

    Falling prices for oil and natural gas from abroad helped push down prices for U.S. imports last month, marking a third straight monthly drop for products coming from other countries, the labor Department said Friday.

    October 10, 2014
  • Central Mass., Taiwan ties lauded

    July 29, 2014

    Taiwan may be small, but the island state of 23 million people is vital to the Central Massachusetts economy.

    July 29, 2014
  • Briefing: AMSC's Fortunes

    August 19, 2013

    Earlier this month, Devens-based wind and power grid company AMSC reported quarterly revenue that was better than in the fourth quarter of last year, but down compared with the same period last year.

    August 19, 2013
  • AMSC Marks Mixed Results For Q1

    August 7, 2013

    Devens-based wind and power grid company AMSC reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 revenues that were 13 percent better than the fourth quarter of last year, but down compared with the same period last year, as it continues to work to regain its

    August 7, 2013
  • AMSC Case Sends Clear Message To China

    July 8, 2013

    Last month's federal indictment of Sinovel Wind Group, the Chinese firm alleged to have stolen trade secrets from AMSC of Devens, was no doubt welcome news to the manufacturer of wind energy equipment.

    July 8, 2013
  • Post-Acquisition, Akibia Is Fully Assimilated

    June 18, 2013

    Three years after becoming part of an Indian company called Zensar Technologies, Westborough-based Akibia — which recently adopted its buyer's namesake — has been fully integrated into the company, said Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar.

    June 18, 2013

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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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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.