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Editorial
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Regulatory review welcome for business, but with limits
April 13, 2015Massachusetts has possessed a long-standing reputation as a state that can be unfriendly to business.
April 13, 2015 
EDITORIALDevelopers’ interest in Worcester a positive step
March 30, 2015With their recently announced agreement to sell the old Worcester County Courthouse, officials in Worcester have removed a large obstacle toward the city's goal of giving the downtown area new life. Recent announcements of several developments move
March 30, 2015- EDITORIAL
Thankfully, we folded our hand on casinos
March 30, 2015As Massachusetts edges closer to the opening of its first gambling facility later this year, the Plainville slots parlor, Connecticut lawmakers want to up the ante to counter the Bay State's declaration of “economic war” by competing directly
March 30, 2015 - Editorial
Baker's first budget helps chart course for more growth
March 16, 2015When a new governor takes office, the first budget offers a clear picture of the spending priorities and focal points of the new administration.
March 16, 2015 
EDITORIALMBTA's woes put Baker in a tough spot
March 2, 2015The MBTA is slowly restoring its service to levels that the system's riders had experienced before the first blizzard struck on Jan. 27. But restoring the public trust in the transit system will take much longer.
March 2, 2015
EditorialStaples, Office Depot and the changing face of retail
February 16, 2015The recent announcement that Staples, of Framingham, will buy its chief rival, Office Depot underscores the increasing power of electronic commerce, the changing habits of American consumers and the challenge some specialty retailers face in
February 16, 2015
EditorialWorcester would be ideal spot for Bruins' minor-league team
February 2, 2015(Editor's Note: This online edition of our editorial from the Feb.
February 2, 2015- EDITORIAL
Cape Wind's cloudy future
January 19, 2015The recent announcement by two of Massachusetts' largest utilities — National Grid and Northeast Utilities — to pull out of the Cape Wind project is a serious setback to the estimated $2.6 billion undertaking.
January 19, 2015 
EDITORIALCentral Mass. can play a role in Boston Games
January 19, 2015What are the chances Boston will host the Olympic Games in 2024?
January 19, 2015
EditorialPatrick's business legacy
January 5, 2015Political leaders usually campaign with great fervor on economic growth.
January 5, 2015
EditorialTed Coghlin: 1935-2014
January 5, 2015As we age, many of us wonder what kind of legacy we'll leave, what kind of difference we will have made in the world or in our communities. The hundreds who stood in line at the wake of Edwin B.
January 5, 2015
These numbers can erase that ‘Grinch-y’ feeling
December 8, 2014No one likes to enter the holiday season in a foul mood. The change in the weather and the disappearing daylight are enough to keep you down in December.
December 8, 2014
Editorial: Worcester council should narrow tax-rate gap again
November 24, 2014Worcester city councilors next week are expected to hold their annual tax classification hearing, and the business community is again lobbying to shrink the gap between the residential and commercial/industrial rates. The council has done that in
November 24, 2014EDITORIAL: Baker’s business checklist
November 10, 2014It was a closer race than expected, but in the end, much of the business community got the governor it wanted with the election of Charlie Baker, putting a Republican in the corner office after eight years under Deval Patrick.
November 10, 2014
Health care’s roller-coaster ride into the future
October 27, 2014Progress can be frustratingly slow in the health care industry.
October 27, 2014
Repeal the casino law? Yes, but not completely
September 29, 2014When the Legislature pushed through the 2011 bill that expanded casino gambling in Massachusetts, it did so under the backdrop of an economy still struggling to its feet following a devastating recession.
September 29, 2014
