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Groundbreaking Ceremony
5/14/12
These four mini-stories reflect the state of Worcester’s business climate today: the position of the life sciences and health care industries, the tough balance between giving tax breaks to key businesses and keeping taxes fair for all, the quality of life for workers in the city and the amount of regulatory red tape companies deal with at City Hall.
5/10/12
“We could have put this building on land the company owns on Bixby Road, but there was a reason it was built in the heart of the FLEXcon campus. Our scientists are never more than a few steps away from our skilled technicians and machine operators,” Mr. McDonough said
4/29/12
Worcester’s strengths for startups are its relatively low commercial rents and salaries, and a lower cost of living. Worcester’s weaknesses are its lack of world leadership in many areas of technology, its challenges in attracting venture capital, and its relatively limited economic opportunity.
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