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Brad Kane is the Editor for Worcester Business Journal. Kane came to Worcester from its sister publication Hartford Business Journal, where he most recently served as managing editor. Kane talked his way onto HBJ’s staff in May 2010, previously working as a Boston Globe correspondent and a staff writer for the Patriot Ledger in Quincy. In another journalism life, he covered local politics in northern Ohio and southwest Florida. Kane has been honored for his work by the Alliance of Area Business Publications, the Florida Press Club, Ohio Associated Press and the National Society of Professional Journalists. He graduated from The Ohio State University, with an honor’s degree in journalism. He lives a calm, sleep-filled life in Wilbraham, Mass. with his wife, five young children and Texas heeler. In his 42 minutes of weekly free time, Kane runs the sidewalks, streets and trails of Western Massachusetts.

UMass distributed 30K COVID vaccines at Mercantile Center

The coronavirus testing and vaccine clinic being run by UMass Memorial Health at the Mercantile Center announced on Wednesday it has crossed the milestone of distributing 30,000 vaccines in four months.

Demolished Mount Carmel church site slated for five-story apartment complex

The former home of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Worcester may soon become a five-story apartment complex, according to plans an Atlanta developer filed with the Worcester Planning Board.

🔒Q&A: Acton digestive health center expands into weight management

In 1994, Dr. Raj Devarajan founded the practice Middlesex Digestive Gastrointestinology, and then spent the next 12 years preparing to open his own outpatient center, Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center, fulfilling his prediction of patients seeking out more convenient and lower-cost care.

🔒Don’t blame the extra $300 unemployment

In less than a year, employers went from holding hands with their employees saying, “We’re all in this together,” even as companies were laying off their workers begging them to understand, to now employers saying, “People are just lazy and entitled.”
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🔒In the year since George Floyd’s murder

The aftermath of the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on May 25, 2020, brought pledges from Central Massachusetts business leaders to work to address institutional racism in society, as well as examine their own cultures relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

🔒Q&A: Devens fusion firm strives to achieve $1B world-altering breakthrough

Over the next year and a half, Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a $300-million, 47-acre headquarters in Devens, in its $1-billion, long-term effort to make fusion the default energy source on Earth

New $16M Shrewsbury housing development proposed for former Beal school

Two developers from Medway and Boston are proposing to build a Beal Commons mixed-use development with up to 65 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space at the site of the former Beal Early Childhood Center in Shrewsbury.

Holy Cross, WPI, Clark join colleges requiring COVID vaccines for fall semester

Students, faculty and staff wanting to participate in upcoming semesters must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at Worcester schools the College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Mass. unemployment rate dropped to 6.5% in April

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts ticked down 0.2 percentage points to 6.5% in April, continuing the steady decline from the high rates since the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

WRTA to offer free fares for rest of the year

The board of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority public transportation system voted on Thursday morning to extend its fare-free system through Jan. 1.
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