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STUFF Executive Editor,
Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com
News Editor,
Grant Welker, gwelker@wbjournal.com
(Real estate, higher education)
Staff Writer,
Zachary Comeau, zcomeau@wbjournal.com
(Manufacturing)
Contributors,
Sarah Connell, Livia Gershon,
Jacqueline Houton
STUFF Profiles Editor,
Phyllis Hanlon
Research Director,
Stephanie Meagher,
smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
Research Assistant,
Heide Martin,
hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
Production Director,
Kira Beaudoin, kbeaudoin@wbjournal.com
Art Director,
Mitchell Hayes, mhayes@wbjournal.com
Senior Accounts Manager,
Matt Majikas, mmajikas@wbjournal.com
Senior Accounts Manager,
Christine Juetten,
cjuetten@wbjournal.com
Senior Special Accounts Manager,
Mary Lynn Bosiak,
mlbosiak@wbjournal.com
Marketing & Events Manager,
Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com
Distribution and Database Coordinator,
A Guide to STUFF, a publication
of New England Business Media
Patty Harris, pharris@nebusinessmedia.com
Chief Operating Officer,
Mary Rogers,
mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com
Accounting Manager,
Valerie Clark,
vclark@nebusinessmedia.com
Accounting Assistant,
Rae Rogers,
rrogers@nebusinessmedia.com
Collections Manager,
Raki Zwiebel,
rzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com
Human Resources,
Jill Coran,
jcoran@nebusinessmedia.com
Publisher, CEO,
Peter Stanton
pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com
Associate Publisher,
Mark Murray
mmurray@wbjournal.com
President,
Joseph Zwiebel
jzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com
CON T EN TS
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CENTRAL MASS. EDITION
Welcome to STUFF ....................................... 4
Letters from our sponsors
How interns and companies help each
other ............................................................ 12
Companies wanting to try out employees give young
workers a chance to develop
Making it in the music business .............. 16
Massachusetts is home to some of the oldest and most
renown instrument makers in the country
Advice: How to deal with
different bosses .......................................... 21
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16 22
Get paid while you learn .......................... 22
Central Mass. manufacturers pay employees to get
training and degrees
Living your life, your way ......................... 28
Manufacturing jobs offer higher pay
Advice: 9 tips for a rewarding
internship .................................................... 31
Sponsor manufacturer profiles ................ 32
Largest local manufacturers ..................... 65
Manufacturers' resource guide ................ 66
