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| Workers' comp insurance rate drops for businesses | | The assessment rate Massachusetts employers pay to the state on workers' compensation insurance policies has dropped from 5.75 percent to 5.6 percent. | | Read more >> | | Senate bill limits non-compete agreements to three months | | The Senate on Thursday will debate a redrafted version of the House's bill to limit the use of non-compete agreements in the private sector that would restrict the duration of such agreements to no more than three months. | | Read more >> | | State agrees to more money, penalty structure for commuter rail provider | | New agreements with the commuter rail operator that would pay it another $15.3 million in a year while establishing new penalties designed to ensure there are adequate trains on hand for weekday service. | | Read more >> | | | Like us on Facebook for our latest business news |
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| Question of the Week | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | A report from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau recommends the city raise parking rates. The city manages 4,685 parking spaces, and although in fiscal 2015 it generated $3.67 million in revenue, nearly all of it was spent on the expenses of running the parking operations. To fund a centralized division that could theoretically better manage and maintain parking, WRRB recommends raising the parking rates and doing away with special parking rate deals for large organizations. Do you support raising the cost of parking in Worcester? Yes. Those using the facilities should be paying for infrastructure maintenance and improvements. Yes. The city should not be giving deals to large organizations for downtown parking. No. We need to encourage businesses to move downtown not push them out with higher rates. No. Raising prices will discourage people from visiting downtown. | |
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