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Old Sturbridge Village names first director of diversity

Old Sturbridge Village announced on Monday it has named Jasmin Rivas to fill a new position at the living museum: director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

🔒Closeted companies: Businesses who identify as LGBTQ+owned remain disproportionately low

Even though the LGBTQ+ community represents a significant portion of the Central Massachusetts population, the number of owners who identify their businesses as such remains low.

🔒Q&A: 40 Under Forty alum opens lingerie shop

Stephanie Ramey launched her own entrepreneurial venture this summer, the lingerie retailer The O Shop on Richmond Avenue.

EcoTarium employees vote to unionize, despite museum opposition

Worcester science museum The EcoTarium announced on Thursday its workers have voted to join the union AFSCME Council 93, over the objections of the museum board.
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Commission recommends $575M investment in cultural sector

All 13 members of a commission created to chart the arts and cultural sector's path out of COVID-inflicted hardship voted Tuesday to recommend spending hundreds of millions of dollars of federal stimulus funding on the industry's recovery.

Worcester Art Museum receives $400K grant to open Higgins Armory section

The Worcester Art Museum has received a $400,000 grant from the National Endowment for Humanities to help fund the installation of the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection.

WBJ awarded as a top business journal, honored for coverage of Polar Park and women in the workplace

Worcester Business Journal was honored as a top three business journal of its size in the industry, being honored with four total awards for its investigative and feature writing and design, during the annual ceremony Wednesday from the international industry group Alliance of Area Business Publishers.

Discovery Museum receives $1M for sustainability, inclusivity

The Sheth Sangreal Foundation of Austin awarded a five-year, $1-million grant to the Discovery Museum in Acton to support the museum’s sustainability and inclusivity efforts.
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🔒Polar Park construction delays limit WooSox revenue in inaugural season

When the Worcester Red Sox started their inaugural season in the city on May 11, the team...

New music venue, restaurant slated to open next to the Palladium

Cliff Rucker, owner of the Worcester Railers HC hockey team, announced on Monday plans to open a new music venue and restaurant at a property he owns at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester, adjacent to The Worcester Palladium.
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