The Research Bureau’s April 10th forum was organized to discuss the challenges facing the next superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools.
The “ringing in of the New Year” often symbolizes a time of renewal, resolve, and the buzzword of this election season, hope.
Time and again, we hear that the cost of doing business in Massachusetts is too high, that business is overregulated and overtaxed.
When you ask the CEO of a large company or a small business what contributes to success in a highly competitive environment, he will invariably mention the need for an educated, skilled workforce.
Worcester voters are being asked on November’s ballot whether they favor the siting of gambling casino within the City.
Under relentless pressure from some citizen activists, Worcester City Councilors have recently asked the City Manager to solve the City’s revenue shortfall, in part, by negotiating PILOTs (paymentinlieu of taxes) with Worcester’s nonprofit institutions, especially the colleges, which are exempt from paying property taxes under state law.
What do you do when your business faces rising costs, shrinking revenue, greater competition, or some combination of the above?
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