Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Banking & Finance

Northborough construction firm fined $744K over wage laws, misclassification of workers

A Northborough-based construction company and its president have been fined $744,224 for allegedly violating a number of employee rights laws impacting 101 workers.

Diversity & Inclusion

Fitchburg State, MWCC & Clinton High School ink early college deal

Through the partnership, Clinton High School seniors will be able to participate in dual enrollment courses at FSU and MWCC.

Economy

Definitive Healthcare eliminates second C-suite position amid executive overhaul

In the latest addition in the extensive C-suite overhaul at Definitive Healthcare, the Framingham health data and technology firm has decided to eliminate its chief operating officer position.

Hospitality

Philly Pretzel Factory to open Worcester location next week

A Pennsylvania-based pretzel chain will soon open its second Massachusetts location in Worcester.

Banking & Finance

Former CEO of GFA credit union officially retires after nearly half a century

Former CEO of GFA Federal Credit Union Tina Sbrega has retired from the union’s board of directors.

Banking & Finance

Mass. provides $1.5M for behavioral health workforce development in Worcester County

As Central Massachusetts grapples with an ongoing mental health crisis, nine Worcester County organizations have split nearly $1.5 million in state funding to make the road to becoming a behavioral health clinician more accessible for the area’s student population.

Retail

🔒Austin Furniture’s hundredweight mascot

Sherman came to Edison in a roundabout way. Several years ago, a dog breeder Edison knew selected some furniture in an exchange the two loosely considered a possible deposit for a dog one day.

Health Care

🔒Dr. Dickson’s lifetime canine prescription

Dogs have been immanently woven throughout the life of Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.

Banking & Finance

🔒200 & counting: Hertel finds purpose through rescue

Since 2012, Hertel has fostered nearly 200 dogs through the nonprofit Broken Tail Rescue in Worcester, in addition to adopting a number of the shelter’s older and special needs dogs.

Arts & Entertainment