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Opinion
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5 Ways To Boost Downtown Worcester
June 24, 2013Earlier this year, the Worcester Business Development Corp.
June 24, 2013Readers Weigh In: Murray At The Chamber
June 10, 2013Former lieutenant governor Tim Murray has begun his new job as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, and more WBJ readers believe it's a good move than a not-so-good move.
June 10, 2013Readers Weigh In: Don't Cut Number of Weeks To Collect Jobless Benefits
June 10, 2013Compared with other states, Massachusetts offers generous unemployment benefits.
June 10, 2013
Be Fair To Main Street: Lift Online Sales Tax Exemption
May 27, 2013Having run a family business for 36 years, I understand the importance of competition in the marketplace. Competition sharpens the responsiveness of a business and ultimately delivers a better product for the customer.
May 27, 2013
Immigration Reform Must Address STEM Skills Gap
May 13, 2013After years of discussion about the need to update our immigration system, the issue is finally on the so-called front burner in Congress and comprehensive reform is on the horizon.
May 13, 2013
Hospitals’ Focus On Readmissions Is Wrong Approach
April 29, 2013Many hospitals are focusing on reducing patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge because of a concern that readmission represents a failure of medical care.
But they're wrong.
April 29, 2013
Clean Tech In Massachusetts Goes Full Steam Ahead
April 15, 2013Sources indicate that hybrid vehicles comprise 4 percent of the United States' automobile market. That's the highest percentage ever.
April 15, 2013
Central Mass. Is Well Positioned In Life Sciences Future
April 15, 2013The recent release of the Boston Foundation's report on Massachusetts' $1-billion, 10-year life sciences initiative revealed that this investment, a priority of the Patrick administration and the Legislature when they created it five years ago,
April 15, 2013
Schools Don't Need Cash As Much As Change
April 1, 2013Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise new revenue for education provides an important opportunity for public dialogue in Massachusetts. The governor is right that education is the key to economic growth.
April 1, 2013
Boost Quality Of Life: Think Beyond The Car
April 1, 2013Many of us know transportation is about access to jobs and housing, about economic competitiveness, convenience, quality of life and our environment.
April 1, 2013
… But Yahoo’s CEO Made The Right Call
March 18, 2013You have to feel a little bad for Marissa Mayer. First, she wound up with a bright spotlight on her as a new CEO of Yahoo because she happened to be pregnant when she took the job.
March 18, 2013
Telecommuting’s Benefits Tough To Resist …
March 18, 2013Organizations have had a tough time coming to grips with telecommuting. Most recently, the issue arose when Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, mandated that her company would discontinue its telecommuting program.
March 18, 2013
Regulators Now Driving Mass. Health Reform
March 4, 2013Massachusetts Health Care Reform 2.0, also called Chapter 224, was signed into law last August. But actual implementation and compliance with the law is unclear and uncertain.
March 4, 2013
Costs And Burdens Still Hamper Mass. Growth
March 4, 2013Economic recovery is stalling in Massachusetts. MassBenchmarks estimates that gross state product grew at only a 1-percent annual rate in the last quarter of 2012, and warns it may be revised downward.
March 4, 2013
Beacon Hill Needs Reform, Not More Revenue
February 18, 2013Imagine a Massachusetts where people's voices are not only heard, but their vote at the ballot box is heeded. Imagine a Massachusetts accountable to “We, the People.”
February 18, 2013
‘Fair Share’ Is Not, For Small Businesses
February 18, 2013During the recent recession, many businesses throughout the commonwealth have had to struggle to ensure that their doors remained open.
February 18, 2013
