The Research Bureau - Chamber Newsletters
Between 2007 and 2010, The Research Bureau had a column in the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's quarterly newsletter.
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2010 Newsletters
"Public Employee Benefits and the New Normal (March 2010)"
2009 Newsletters
"Promoting Business Growth in Worcester: Do Tax Incentives Provide the Incentive?" (December 2009)
"Massachusetts Pension Reform: What was Accomplished? What Remains to be Done?" (September 2009)
"Public Employee Pensions: Is it Time to Retire the System?" (June 2009)
"What's Up With Downtown Worcester?: Prospects for Revitalization" (March 2009)
2008 Newsletters
"A Bright Spot Amidst Clouds of Doom and Gloom" (December 2008)
"Maintaining Municipal Parks: Thinking Outside the Picnic Basket" (September 2008)
"Benchmarking Performance Comes of Age in the Public Sector" (June 2008)
"Promoting a Healthier Business Climate" (March 2008)
2007 Newsletters
"A Casino for Worcester: Gambling with the City's Future?" (December 2007)
"What do Businesses and Residents Expect for their Tax Dollars?" (September 2007)
Roberta Schaefer for "DBA" - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Published monthly by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette between 2007-9 as a specialty publication of the advertising department. Copyright by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corporation.
2009 Articles
May 2009 - Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
February 2009 - Can Charter Schools Close the Education Gap?
January 2009 - The Case for a Single Tax Rate
2008 Articles
December 2008 - A Fair-Haired Fellow
November 2008 - Downtown Worcester's Office Occupancy in 2008: What do the data show?
October 2008 - It's not always about the money...
September 2008 - Spend money fairly and effectively
August 2008 - Why Wait?
July 2008 - "Recommended...adopted!"
June 2008 - "Meeting the Fiscal Challenges of FY09 and Beyond Requires a Reform Agenda"
May 2008 - "Change & Challenge"
April 2008 - "Where have all the bidders gone?"
March 2008 - "The Right Stuff"
February 2008 - "Ring in the new year right!"