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

Arts & Entertainment

Railers welcome new puppy to the ice, to become service dog as part of team’s month of giving

October 18 will not only kick off the Worcester Railers Hockey Club season, it will mark the introduction of a new member to the Railers family: a dog.

Manufacturing

‘Shark Tank’ manufacturer moving HQ from Framingham to North Carolina

DetraPel, a Framingham-based chemical manufacturer once featured on the entrepreneur-focused TV show “Shark Tank”, is relocating its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Economy

Mass. business confidence rose in August, remains pessimistic

Business confidence in Massachusetts continued to yo-yo in August, improving slightly yet remaining in pessimistic territory for the sixth consecutive month.

Health Care

Charlton senior care facility moves hospice, palliative care services to Gardner subsidiary

The Overlook, a senior care facility, has transitioned its home health, hospice and palliative care services to one of its Central Massachusetts care system subsidiaries.

Banking & Finance

WPI receives $12M gift, one of the largest in its history

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received one of the largest donations in the school’s 160-year history.

Diversity & Inclusion

Safe Exit Initiative opens Baltimore drop-in center for individuals impacted by the sex trade

Opened on July 17, SEI’s new center is similar to the nonprofit's flagship community resource center and day shelter, named Harbor, in Worcester.

Economy

Insulet selects new COO and inaugural chief growth officer

Insulet has named two employees to new C-suite roles.

Banking & Finance

United Way of Central Mass. establishes emergency response fund to support families amid federal cuts, financial strains

The United Response Fund is intended to serve as a rapid response model, funding organizations supporting the nonprofit’s four impact pillars.

Diversity & Inclusion

🔒Many generations, one workforce: Communications issues, clashes over values, and how to navigate the most age-diverse workforce ever

This unprecedented intergenerational workforce comes with a wealth of different workforce norms and expectations that arguably make it the most ideologically and culturally heterogenous workforce to date.

Banking & Finance

Worcester healthcare provider pleads guilty to $1.6M MassHealth fraud scheme

For now, the administrator of a Worcester-based group adult foster care company has avoided a one year jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to a $1.6-million MassHealth defrauding scheme.

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