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Small Business

  • Atlas distributes world's best beer

    May 15, 2017

    In the last four years, Atlas has grown its employee base from 170 to 225 – including having a 25-percent minority workforce – while being appointed to represent major beer brands in Central Massachusetts.

    May 15, 2017
  • Sutton biz owner joins national small business discussion

    May 3, 2017

    The owner of a folk art company in Sutton joined Congressman Jim McGovern in Washington on Tuesday to discuss his needs as a small business owner with a congressional committee.

    May 3, 2017
  • Local companies win Mass. SBA honors

    April 26, 2017

    An abrasives maker and an information-technology solutions provider were both recognized as businesses of the year from the Massachusetts branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced Wednesday.

    April 26, 2017
  • Business booming again at Precision

    April 25, 2017

    Precision Engineering had a tough year last year. However, things have started picking up again at Precision, and since November, the company has been hiring and adding new customers.

    April 25, 2017
  • Southbridge credit union wants to expand members' horizons

    April 3, 2017

    As part of Kate Alexander's desire to create a more sustainable, community-centric Southbridge Credit Union – increasing its $175 million in assets currently under management – she is ramping up efforts to provide more services to the credit union's

    April 3, 2017
  • Opinion: Worcester's women entrepreneurs need to stop sailing solo

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017

    You're going to need your crew to stay afloat. Trust me.

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017
  • Working effectively with your accountant

    Gregory Short April 3, 2017

    Business owners can often feel judged and shamed for not doing things correctly. This is a natural feeling to be avoided with a few simple steps to ensure the relationship with your accountant is functional.

    Gregory Short April 3, 2017
  • House speaker opposes potential sales tax reduction

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    House Speaker Robert DeLeo said lowering the tax rate now, after a prolonged recovery, would put Massachusetts in a "precarious financial situation."

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • Templeton child care center gets $40k microloan

    March 28, 2017

    Little Explorers Child Care Center in Templeton has received a nearly $40,000 microloan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to purchase its building.

    March 28, 2017
  • Niche executive chef leaves for Worcester food incubator

    March 24, 2017

    Neil Rogers, the executive chef of Niche Hospitality Group, has left to be the kitchen operations manager of the Worcester Regional Food Hub, a commercial kitchen facility for food startups.

    March 24, 2017
  • New state health plan would affect more businesses, but more evenly

    State House News Service March 23, 2017

    A new potential health care plan would apply more evenly across employers than the first proposal, but would generate less revenue that the $300 million the administration was counting on.

    State House News Service March 23, 2017
  • State leaders battling over legal-pot oversight

    State House News Service March 22, 2017

    Senate President Stan Rosenberg joined his House counterpart in questioning whether the treasurer's office should retain full control over the regulatory body that will enforce legalized marijuana sales.

    State House News Service March 22, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    March 20, 2017

    Sullivan Insurance Group, Jericho Road and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts have all made recent hires or promotions.

    March 20, 2017
  • Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017

    Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017
  • Health association testifies to state board on regulations

    State House News Service March 17, 2017

    An organization representing health care plans responded to proposed regulations on how the state deals with health care providers and payers who deemed to have "excessive" cost increases.

    State House News Service March 17, 2017
  • State budget chief 'open to other ideas' on MassHealth costs

    State House News Service March 10, 2017

    Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore said the state is open to revisions on state's plan to impose fines on companies that don't meet health insurance requirements.

    State House News Service March 10, 2017

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.