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Central Mass Casino Being Considered in Warren
Is Warren really being considered a site for a possible casino? According to the Boston Globe things have started to heat up on the gaming front and Warren is one of the options for bringing gaming into Massachusetts. Bringing gaming into any community can be controversial and concerning but the economic impact can be significant. […]
Worcester Entrepreneurship Support Programs
Some of you might be familiar with the WPI Venture Forum but unless you are a woman you may not have heard of CWE The Center for Women & Enterprise. Both programs support starting up new businesses but CWE’s focus is on supporting and nurturing women entrepreneurs. Best of all they have an office in […]
Massachusetts Loser in Green Recovery Act Awards
Obama and his team announced the recipients of the $2.4 billion Recovery Act Awards for Auto Battery and Electric Drive projects. Unfortunately Massachusetts did not gain much in terms of jobs from the awards that were received by A123 based out of Watertown and National Fire Protection out of Quincy Mass. The big killer in […]
Worcester Airport Better Off With MassPort
The City of Worcester is going to be transferring ownership to the Mass Port Authority as part of a transportation reform bill in the StateHouse to streamline transportation in Massachusetts. This is a good move for Worcester since it will transfer management to an organization that is more experienced with all of the new nuances […]
Stimulus + Boston Power = Worcester County Jobs
The Boston Business Journal and the Associated Press are reporting that Boston Power based out of Westborough plans to build a battery manufacturing facility in Auburn, Massachusetts. This is great news for the Central Massachusetts economy and highlights a possible success story of the stimulus programs coming out of the Obama administration. Boston Power manufactures […]
Worcester Area Companies in the Globe 100
The Boston Globe comes out with a listing of the Globe 100 and we are glad to report that the Worcester County area was represented. The companies are ranked per the Boston Globe based on: 1) Return on average equity, a measure of how effectively shareholder money is employed; 2) One-year percentage change in revenue; […]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute BioManufacturing Program
Recently I was reading a local paper which had a small advertisement for an evening certificate program that was being offered by WPI here in Worcester. As many people are having problems finding jobs these days programs like these are an important part of getting Massachusetts back on track. The program is an evening certificate […]
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