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AG: Health Care Costs Not ‘Value Based’

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:08 +0000

Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office released an initial report today outlining factors that she claimed lead to variations in health care costs across the state.

Westborough Warehouse Set For Auction

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:08 +0000

A 200,000-square-foot warehouse with some office space will go up for auction next week in Westborough, according to Quincy auctioneer Daniel J. Flynn & Co. Inc.

Staples Settles Class Action Suit

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:08 +0000

Framingham-based Staples Inc. announced it has settled several class action lawsuits concerning overtime pay for middle managers for $42 million.

State To Help Fund Gardner Project

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:08 +0000

The state will provide several hundred thousand dollars for infrastructure improvements to support the construction of a commercial office building in downtown Gardner, according to state officials speaking at an economic summit in Leominster this morning.

Legislators Unsure About Casinos in Central Mass.

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:07 +0000

State legislators appearing at breakfast this morning in Westborough seemed hesitant about pursuing expanded gaming in the state and especially about possibly hosting a resort-style casino in Central Massachusetts.

GDP Up 5% In Quarter, Mass. Down Slightly

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:07 +0000

The nation’s gross domestic product, or the measure of the goods and services produced in the United State, posted a 5.7 percent increase between the third and fourth quarters of 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysts.

Framingham Firm Prices Offering

Worcester Business — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:06 +0000

HeartWare International Inc. said it would price the public offering of more than 1.5 million shares at $35.50 per share.

Stop proposed rules for filling vacancies

Telegram — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:40:11 +0000

The move to change the Worcester charter will eliminate citizen candidates by making it cumbersome and financially impossible for an average neighborhood person to serve this community.

Wayward bird didn’t get enough help

Telegram — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:40:11 +0000

On Dec. 16, I believe what was a Cooper’s hawk flew into my place of work in Sterling. The bird, obviously confused and disoriented, flew around the building, crashing into trusses and fans in the ceiling. The animal control officer was called. After a few minutes he decided this was more than he could handle, and suggested we call MassWildlife, whereupon they said to throw rags and yell at the bird until he tired. We were the ones who got tired, however; the bird only became more disoriented. T

Quaboag ball was a grand old time

Telegram — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:40:10 +0000

Occasionally a special event comes along that pulls together a community in common support. This was experienced at the Quaboag Plantation 350th Anniversary Grand Ball on Jan. 2. The six towns that made up the original Quaboag Plantation when it was formed in 1660 – the four Brookfields, Warren and New Braintree – came together to kick off their 350th anniversary year. The community support for the event was outstanding. From costumed guests to Colonial dancers, from dancing to the classics to a