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Small Business

  • Littleton building sold for $4.4M

    Laura Finaldi January 20, 2017

    An 80,064-square foot-office building in Littleton with high-tech and medical device tenants was sold for $4,375,000, according to the company that represented the seller.

    Laura Finaldi January 20, 2017
  • AG plans to fight Eversource rate increase

    State House News Service January 18, 2017

    Attorney General Maura Healey plans to challenge Eversource's request to increase its electric rates by $96 million, saying the utility company should instead be delivering savings to customers.

    State House News Service January 18, 2017
  • Business groups see Baker assessment as MassHealth bailout tax

    State House News Service January 18, 2017

    Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to address rising public and private health care costs by capping provider prices and fining employers that don't offer coverage drew a strong rebuke from some in the business community Tuesday.

    State House News Service January 18, 2017
  • Worcester, North County chambers join forces for microloan program

    January 11, 2017

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced a partnership to bring microloan services to the city of Worcester and South Worcester County.

    January 11, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    January 9, 2017

    The latest movers and shakers from the region's businesses.

    January 9, 2017
  • Framingham on the cusp of downtown boom

    Emily Micucci January 9, 2017

    Town officials see pending residential projects as key to new era.

    Emily Micucci January 9, 2017
  • Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit

    Andy Mcbeth, Liz Mason & Tom Dube January 9, 2017

    The Entrepreneurial Spirit – That (not so) little itch that compels you in your career to do more, do it differently or do it by yourself.

    Andy Mcbeth, Liz Mason & Tom Dube January 9, 2017
  • Best Professional Services for 2017

    January 9, 2017

    These are the companies you want to hire for your professional work in 2017.

    January 9, 2017
  • UMass Medical School seizes expansion opportunity

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017

    More than 50 years after Worcester won a bid to bring the University of Massachusetts Medical School within city limits, the medical school is making its way to Springfield.

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017
  • Sutton HVAC company changes hands

    Emily Micucci January 5, 2017

    Renaud HVAC & Controls Inc., a commercial HVAC company in Sutton, has changed hands.

    Emily Micucci January 5, 2017
  • North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. offers $150K second-chance loans

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2017

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. on Wednesday announced the launch of a small business loan program where businesses who haven't been able to get money from a lending institution can go to get loans worth up to $150,000.

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2017
  • Employers caution against $15 minimum wage

    State House News Service January 3, 2017

    Raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase costs for about 70 percent of Massachusetts businesses, forcing some to hold off on hiring or consider moving elsewhere, two surveys conducted by the Associated Industries of

    State House News Service January 3, 2017
  • WBJ to honor Innovators of the Year

    December 30, 2016

    As part of Worcester Business Journal's expansion of its Business Leaders of the Year awards, the publication will honor the top innovators of the past year, recognizing those who hatch and develop ideas for public and private organizations.

    December 30, 2016
  • Precision Engineering looks to rebound from slow year

    December 27, 2016

    Nearly 30 years ago, Liora and Peter Stone were newlyweds who decided to start a metal fabrication company out of their garage. When Peter Stone went to give his notice at the structural fabrication company where he was working, his boss had a

    December 27, 2016
  • 2017 WBJ Economic Forecast

    December 19, 2016

    Predicting the short-term future isn't terribly difficult. Preparing for it is.

    December 19, 2016
  • Marijuana law delays eyed by legislative leaders

    State House News Service December 6, 2016

    House and Senate leaders will make a decision in the coming weeks whether to push for a delay this month.

    State House News Service December 6, 2016

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Today's Poll

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.