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Small Business

  • Worcester named 2nd best New England city to start a business in

    Sam Bonacci May 2, 2016

    Worcester has been ranked 33rd in the nation on a list of the 150 best cities in which to start a business, clinching the second highest rank for a New England city behind Boston at 14th.

    Sam Bonacci May 2, 2016
  • Tobacco age to rise to 21 under Senate-approved bill

    State House News Service April 29, 2016

    The Massachusetts Senate voted 32 to 2 on Thursday to raise the state's tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.

    State House News Service April 29, 2016
  • Ceremony set to remember 65 who died while working in 2015

    State House News Service April 28, 2016

    A ceremony is planned for noon Thursday outside the State House to remember those who died or were injured while working in 2015, and to call for changes aimed at creating safer conditions on job sites.

    State House News Service April 28, 2016
  • Natick's StrattComm recognized by SBA

    Sam Bonacci April 28, 2016

    StrattComm has been named Massachusetts' Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Sam Bonacci April 28, 2016
  • Biz group warns against costly health care amendments

    State House News Service April 25, 2016

    Nine business groups have raised issues with what they describe as costly health care amendments set to be debated by House members.

    State House News Service April 25, 2016
  • Region's incubators driven by startup culture

    Laura Finaldi April 25, 2016

    Central Massachusetts' rapidly growing startup and craftsman culture has created a need for more collaborative spaces, like incubators, accelerators and coworking spaces.

    Laura Finaldi April 25, 2016
  • Nichols $1M gift will create modern accountants

    John Armstrong April 25, 2016

    The demand for accountants in Massachusetts is burgeoning and a $1-million gift to Nichols College will enhance the school's already successful accounting and finance programs.

    John Armstrong April 25, 2016
  • $30K available to businesses to reduce toxic chemicals

    Sam Bonacci April 20, 2016

    UMass Lowell's Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) is looking to distribute to $30,000 to individual businesses, allowing them to reconfigure their processes to reduce the use of toxic chemicals.

    Sam Bonacci April 20, 2016
  • Growth in craft beer market turns local brewers into leaders

    Sam Bonacci April 11, 2016

    Breweries are the epitome of startup businesses, growing out of the passion of a brewer, but local brewers are rapidly having to become executives as their businesses grow.

    Sam Bonacci April 11, 2016
  • 3Cross founder purposefully stays small

    Sam Bonacci April 11, 2016

    Dave Howland has an intentionally small business approach to 3Cross Brewery in Worcester.

    Sam Bonacci April 11, 2016
  • Worcester seeks to ease startup cost for businesses

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016

    The City of Worcester is exploring changes to its regulations that would ease the costs for businesses with heavy water uses.

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016
  • Worcester CleanTech Incubator launches

    Laura Finaldi April 1, 2016

    The Worcester CleanTech Incubator formally launched on Thursday as part of an all-day energy conference hosted by the Northeast Clean Energy Council.

    Laura Finaldi April 1, 2016
  • Employers oppose legalized marijuana; cite uncertainty and insurance concerns

    State House News Service March 28, 2016

    Joining sheriffs and hospitals that have already declared their opposition to legalizing adult use of marijuana, employers are also coming out against the likely 2016 ballot question.

    State House News Service March 28, 2016
  • Tapping Worcester's innovative potential

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016

    Even though there is no traditional pass to entrepreneurship, one such as Ja-Nae Duane's that includes professional opera and writing is notable.

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016
  • FLEXcon keeps pushing the envelope

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016

    Manufacturers have come and gone over the past 60 years, but Spencer-based FLEXcon has held strong, as a worldwide leader in pressure-sensitive adhesive coated films.

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2016
  • Worcester thought through medical marijuana process

    Edward Augustus Jr. Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

    Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus talks about the methodical approach the city used to secure a $450,000 agreement for the city's first medical marijuana dispensary.

    Edward Augustus Jr. Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

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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.