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Oct. 2, 2023
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That didn’t last long: David Jordan delays retirement to help reshape Clark business school

Isabel Tehan

Less than two weeks into retirement, the former leader of Seven Hills signed on for a new challenge: Helping business students consider the larger societal good.

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    Shop Talk

    Q&A: Shirley marketing firm seeks to delight clients

    Laurie Busby grew up in advertising, starting out at a Worcester agency before working for larger companies, but she settled back into an agency job when the formerly named firm James & Matthew hired her a decade ago.

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    Sulmasy prohibited from Nichols College contact, as Coast Guard Academy bars him from campus amid investigation

    Timothy Doyle

    Nichols College has asked its president to stay away from all college personnel as it looks into an increasing number of allegations against him as part of a CNN report into improprieties at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he is also barred.

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    Overcoming imposter syndrome

    Bob Martel

    Many successful people struggle with the persistent feeling of being an intellectual fraud despite evidence to the contrary. Imposter syndrome often stems from deep-seated insecurities:

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    101: Scaling up

    Susan Shalhoub

    The startup phase always seems to get all the hype: It’s the sexy, entrepreneurial, begins-in-the-garage, idea stage of a company’s early beginnings. But when things ramp up and scale up, discipline kicks in.

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    5 things I know about ... Partnering with distributors

    David Oliva

    Here are some worthwhile areas of focus related to forming and growing mutually beneficial distributor relationships.

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    Advice

    Legal details can make or break cannabis startups

    Danielle Jurema Lederman

    The streets may not necessarily be paved with gold for cannabis entrepreneurs, but they are filled with regulations.

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    Opinion

    A Thousand Words: The migrant workforce

    Ramón L. Sandoval

    Gov. Maura Healey has requested work authorization for immigrants in Massachusetts among critical workforce shortages.

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    Viewpoint: We are Leominster strong

    Lauren Howe

    As a communications professional, I have experienced my fair share of crises, but none this close to home.

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    Editorial

    Editorial: Ensure the golden goose keeps laying eggs

    Not that long ago, Worcester felt like a development desert. Coming out of the Great Recession and into the early 2010s, proposals for new multi-family and commercial developments were few and far between, to the point when the 368-unit 145 Front at City Square opened downtown in 2018, it was seen as both a risky endeavor and cause for celebration.

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    Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers for Oct. 2, 2023

    People are on the move at Fidelity Bank, Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, and Milford Regional Physician Group.

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Today's Poll

Has your company created pathways for women, people of color and other minorities to advance to more senior positions?
Poll Description

While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.

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