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At the end of August, ALlen Fletcher announced that he had sold Worcester Magazine to the Holden Landmark Corporation for an undisclosed amount.

On September 21 in an all-new episode, Art Costa, organizer of New London Local First, talks about helping locally owned, independent busineses to take back their fair share of the local economy.

Charles Cary, Principal of Biomass Combustions Systems in Worcester talks about producing low-cost, "green" heat.

Steve D'Agostino talks with Danielle Spring, co-founder of S&K Valet in Worcester about running a start-up business in a down economy.

Tonight on the Business Beat, Host Steve D'Agostino chats with Clive Hamilton, Owner of Hamilton Frames & Furnishings in Worcester, and Matt Dworman, owner of Archangel Woodworks in Worcester.

With
over 30 years of experience, Warner Fletcher serves as a trustee of
many private family foundations and non-profit organizations,
including the George I. Alden Trust, Fletcher Foundation, Stoddard
Charitable Trust, Albert J. Gifford Charitable Trust, Wyman Gordon
Foundation, Hoche Scofield Foundation, Greater Worcester Community
Foundation, Worcester Art Museum, and Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, as well as many private family trusts.

Jeff Hunter of Assumption College & Robert Thomas of the Martin
Luther King Jr. Business Empowerment Center.  They'll talk about fighting poverty and giving hope with a college education.

Michael Covino, principal of Niche Hospitality Group and chair of the Canal District Business Association talks about running three local, independent restaurants in a tough economy.

David O'Toole, President of Labor Cost Control in Worcester, talks about controlling labor costs in a tough economy.

Robert Nelson, district manager of the Massachusetts Office of the U.S.
Small Business Administration, and Joe Patten, chairman of the
Worcester chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives chat with
host Steve D'Agostino on The Business Beat. They will talk about helping small business survive and thrive in a tough economy.

Steve D'Agostino chats with David Barclay of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and Marc Sternick of Deitz & Company Architects about NESEA's Building Energy '09 Conference and Trade Show.

The mission of InncerCity Entrepreneurs, which is based in Boston, is to promote job creation, wealth generation and community development by helping a diverse group of urban entrepreneurs strengthen and grow their existing small business.

The mission of Worcester Community Housing
Resources is to help create and preserve affordable housing for low-
and moderate-income families and individuals, and to initiate and support
neighborhood revitalization in the Greater Worcester area.

Matt Wally’s organization operates
the Community Loan Fund, which is comprised of investments from socially
responsible individuals and organizations.

Down 2 Earth, which bills itself as Boston's
premier destination for conscious consumers, will be held the weekend
of April 3, 4 and 5 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. D2E is a marketplace for eco-friendly products, a public stage for community initiatives, and an educational
forum that addresses sustainability issues on the minds of us all.
D2E emphasizes local and innovative solutions and connects consumers with progressive companies that are investing in a more sustainable future. D2E is a culmination of the talents and

Ken Mandile is president of Swissturn
USA, a machine shop located in Oxford that specializes in Swiss screw machine products.

Robert Thomas, president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Business Empowerment
Center.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center is an economic-development enterprise located in its own 42,224-square-foot building. The Center's purpose is to provide
a full array of business opportunities to individuals through entrepreneurial-development
programs, micro-business, incubation, and job training and placement. 

Hank Stolz is host of Wake Up Worcester!, a 30-minute TV show seen Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. on Charter Channel 3. 
Some of you may know him from his 10 years waking up Worcester County on The WTAG Morning News or from The Hank Stolz Experience the last couple of years on AM 830 WCRN.   

He says that being on the air the last dozen years in Worcester has really driven home just how special this area is.  He feels he can fill hundreds of shows as the ideas just keep spilling out.

CitySquare is billed as the largest public/private development project -- outside of Boston -- in Massachusetts history. The $564-million project is to be developed on 20.2 acres in downtown Worcester. The developers of CitySquare promote their half-billion-dollar project as “the premier destination in Central Massachusetts to live, work and play.”
The 2.2 million square feet of urban mixed-use development will, they maintain, “transform the heart of Worcester.

Bruce Gaultney, publisher, and Leah Lamson, incoming executive editor of the Telegram & Gazette.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT: The death and life of America’s newspapers.

Joe Grafton of the New England 10% Shift & Grace Ross of Worcester Local First.The 10% Shift represents organizations of Local Independents in over 20 communities in every state in New England.  They are promoting a New England-wide campaign asking citizens, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to shift 10% of their annual purchases from non-local businesses to
Local Independents, which in turn will build stronger and more independent regional economy. 

Host Steve D'Agostino talks with Colin & Carrick McCullough of "Our Renewable Energy".

J. Stuart Esty, founder and Chief Doctor Officer of Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments talks to Steve D'Agostino about his company and his products.

Tired of the same old, same old when it comes to condiments?
Do you often forget what you ate at your last meal?
Life is too short to be bland!
Man bites hot dog: No news.
Hot dog bites man: BIG NEWS! 
My guest, J. Stuart Esty – a.k.a. the "Good Doctor" -- produces a line of all natural condiments with no fillers or preservatives -- just what's in the produce -- that can be used in a variety of ways.

Dick Kennedy is the president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

A switch to strong-mayor governance is something that Worcester has considered on three occasions over the 60-year history of city-manager government—known here until 1985 as Plan E, after the alphabetized options for city government allowed under state statute.