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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
Economy

Lifeward’s long-term CEO to resign

Larry Jasinski, CEO of Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer Lifeward, will be stepping down from his executive role of the company formerly known as ReWalk Robotics in the second quarter of 2025.
Economy

New CEO takes over Rutland-based Boy Scouts council, as organization rebrands

The Heart of New England Council, Scouting America, the Rutland-based council serving Scouting America throughout Central Massachusetts, has named Jason Pigg as its new scout executive and CEO, effective March 1. 
Economy

Saint Vincent Hospital names new CEO following Carolyn Jackson’s resignation

Denten Park has been named CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and of the Massachusetts market of its parent company, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
Arts & Entertainment

Athol floral shop employee purchases business with $150K NCMDC loan

A veteran employee of the former Brooks-MacMannis Florist and Greenhouse in Athol has purchased her long-time employer.
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Banking & Finance

WPI named only Research 1 institution in Central Mass., following years of investment in research and startups

In recognition of both its financial investment and doctorate production, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been named a Research 1 institution by the national American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Banking & Finance

UMass Chan receives $35M, third-largest UMass system donation ever

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has received the third-largest donation in the entire UMass system’s history.
Banking & Finance

Joann to close three Central Mass. locations as part of second bankruptcy in a year

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann will shutter four of its Central Massachusetts locations in the latest development of the strained Ohio-based company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. 
Economy

Central Mass. unemployment rose in December, remained higher than in 2023

Central Massachusetts ended 2024 with increased unemployment in December and rates higher than the same time in 2023.
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Banking & Finance

UMass Memorial sought to buy shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center for new ER, but the hospital’s property owner declined

UMass Memorial Health’s first choice to open a standalone emergency room to partially replace the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center was to purchase the closed facility.
Banking & Finance

UMass Chan raises alarm over NIH funding, as judge temporarily blocks Trump’s cuts

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is sounding the alarms over plans by the Trump Administration to significantly cut the money spent on biomedical and public health research.
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