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Editorial

  • Editorial

    Keep up the small business loans

    September 12, 2016

    The more Central Massachusetts firms who take the plunge and finance new investment and growth through small business loans, the stronger our economy will be.

    September 12, 2016
  • Editorial

    Happy trails, Gail Carberry

    September 12, 2016

    It is difficult to overstate the impact Gail Carberry has had on both Quinsigamond Community College and the Central Massachusetts business community.

    September 12, 2016
  • Editorial

    Overtime rules over time

    August 29, 2016

    Over the past six years, Massachusetts has slowly raised the minimum wage from $8 per hour in 2010 to $10 per hour this year. The next step in that plan calls for an increase to $11 per hour in January of 2017.

    August 29, 2016
  • Editorial

    Massachusetts energy policy needed a Republican

    August 15, 2016

    The latest achievement of a conservative governor working out problems with mostly liberal lawmakers came recently when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive Massachusetts energy bill into law.

    August 15, 2016
  • Editorial

    Crime and punishment, then jobs

    August 1, 2016

    Social reform is a vital aspect of American culture.

    August 1, 2016
  • Editorial

    Time to reinvest in Worcester's municipal parking

    July 18, 2016

    Worcester needs to reinvest in its municipal parking to maintain its edge.

    July 18, 2016
  • Editorial

    Don’t be an overtime troublemaker

    June 20, 2016

    With new overtime laws set to come into effect, do the right thing for the entire business community and don't be an overtime troublemaker.

    June 20, 2016
  • Editorial

    The wrong call on Staples

    June 6, 2016

    Shutting down the Staples and Office Depot merger was the wrong call and overlooked the heightening online competition retailers face.

    June 6, 2016
  • Editorial

    Requiem for the Greendale Mall

    June 6, 2016

    The Greendale Mall is set to be sold in a foreclosure auction on June 26, we hope the auction attracts a buyer with a vision for the space and that the city of Worcester will be creative in working with them to reinvent a tired property.

    June 6, 2016
  • Editorial

    National Grid must remember its $55M lesson

    May 23, 2016

    Modernization of our electrical grid is not only overdue, but inevitable.

    May 23, 2016
  • Editorial

    Welcome to Worcester, Mr. Zubretsky

    May 23, 2016

    Replacing a legacy CEO is a tough assignment. Frederick H. Eppinger's 13-year run as the head of Hanover Insurance Co.

    May 23, 2016
  • A big stick

    May 9, 2016

    Back in the mid-1990s, when Worcester city officials were undertaking the Medical City Urban Renewal Project that eventually became the St.

    May 9, 2016
  • Understand vocational training importance

    April 25, 2016

    Voke/tech schools provide a great STEM education but we need to continue to support the trades.

    April 25, 2016
  • Embrace brownfield redevelopment

    April 11, 2016

    When it comes to green business, it is hard to find a hotter commodity than solar.

    April 11, 2016
  • Editorial

    Beware the allure of big-time college sports money

    March 28, 2016

    The improbable postseason run by the College of The Holy Cross men's basketball team into the first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament ignited a spark in Worcester that has not been felt for some time.

    March 28, 2016
  • Make Central Mass. the affordable college capital

    March 14, 2016

    At or near the top of the long list of what makes Central Massachusetts an attractive alternative to other areas of the state – and the country – is its affordability.

    March 14, 2016