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Mica Kanner-Mascolo

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

🔒ConnectM continues expansion post-Nasdaq delisting, launches smart car manufacturer

Green tech company ConnectM Technology Solutions has continued to expand its presence into India with the creation of a new manufacturing hub, as the Marlborough-based firm attempts to rebound from being delisted from the Nasdaq stock market earlier this year.

🔒Fundraising at Milford Regional’s annual gala dropped 43% this year

For the first time in four years, Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation’s Mélange 2025 Gala and Live Auction failed to raise at least $1 million, generating $560,000 less than it did last year.

🔒Hudson developer pitches 1M-sq.-ft. industrial complex on former Intel property

Exactly two years after National Development bought a 148-acre Hudson property formerly owned by Intel, the Newton-based developer has submitted plans to turn the lot into a nearly 1-million-square-foot industrial campus.

🔒Reports of Mass. unemployment rates in limbo due to government shutdown

Central Massachusetts will not receive its September or October unemployment rates this month due to the ongoing effects of the longest federal government shutdown in history.
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🔒Worcester Regional Airport boosts incentive program to attract more airlines, expand destinations

In an effort to attract more airlines to serve local travelers, Worcester Regional Airport will now offer expanded incentives and benefits to carriers through its revamped air service incentives program.

WBJ launches first edition of We Do! wedding guide

We Do! has hit the digital newsstands, as Worcester Business Journal’s new wedding guide has launched its very first edition.

🔒House passes proposed bill to make assaulting a hospital worker a felony

A proposed bill aimed at protecting hospital employees from surging rates of workplace violence is one step closer to being signed into law as it has passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

CDC awards UMass Chan $2M to study GLP-1 lifestyle changes

As the use of GLP-1s, like Ozempic, has skyrocketed in the U.S., two researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have received a $2 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study lifestyle change of those taking the popular drug.
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Former Worcester state rep. opens local law firm

Former State Rep. James Leary has established a law firm in Worcester focusing on government relations and public policy.

🔒Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University

A Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member, today she owns Studio 1:1 in Maine, creating maps that highlight Indigenous land: telling stories of travel, collaboration, erased narratives, and stewardship.
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