Worcester News
Having second thoughts about charity
T&G - January 20, 2010
I distinctly remember reading in the Telegram & Gazette about eight or nine years ago, that the Salvation Army received a monstrous legacy from the widow of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s restaurant.
Same old, same old on the radio
T&G - January 20, 2010
Anyone truly into music has more tunes on their iPod or MP3 player than most Worcester radio stations. Is it me, or are listeners tired of hearing the same old songs over and over again? And how many years is a station considered new? Worcester has the worst radio I have ever heard. It’s awful.
No birthday presence
T&G - January 20, 2010
Yesterday, Edgar Allan Poe’s 201st birthday, something didn’t happen.
Editorial cartoon by David Hitch
T&G - January 20, 2010
Senator Brown
T&G - January 20, 2010
Scott Brown’s victory in yesterday’s special Senate election – an outcome that just a month ago seemed so remote as to be practically impossible in true-blue Massachusetts – has given the Republican party the critical 41st vote it needs to block a major health care reform law on Capitol Hill, and perhaps much else on [...]
CEO Turnover Hits Lowest Level in 5 Years
Worc Biz Journ - January 14, 2010
Fewer CEOs left their jobs in 2009 compared to any of the five previous years, according to staffing consultant Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Report: Accounting Departments Most Likely To Steal
Worc Biz Journ - January 14, 2010
An annual study of major embezzlement cases from Marquet International Ltd. of Boston has found that, among other trends, employees in companies’ accounting and finance department are most likely to steal money.
Caliper Reports Q4, Year End Earnings
Worc Biz Journ - January 14, 2010
In a preliminary report, Caliper Life Sciences, a Hopkinton-based medical technology company, announced better-than-expected fourth quarter revenue of $37 million.
RXi, UMass To Study Age-Related Disease Treatments
Worc Biz Journ - January 14, 2010
Worcester-based RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. has inked a collaboration agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School to research how RXi’s RNAi technology can be applied to age-related diseases.
Gulf Secures Deal With Chevron
Worc Biz Journ - January 14, 2010
Framingham-based Gulf Oil LP is set to expand its brand nationwide thanks to an agreement with Chevron USA.