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

YWCA leader appointed to inaugural Mass. Cultural Economy Advisory Council

Deborah Hall, executive director of Worcester nonprofit YWCA Central Massachusetts, has been named as one of 18 inaugural members of the state’s Cultural Economy Advisory Council, serving as the council’s sole member from the region.

Economy

Mass. unemployment rate decreased in August, remains higher than the national average

Massachusetts ended the summer with a slight dip in unemployment in August following three consecutive months of rate increases.

Environment

EPA fines Ayer oil distributor for 7K-gallon peanut oil spill

Catania Oils has been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a result of a peanut oil spill that allegedly violated the Clean Water Act.

Hospitality

JetBlue adding flights from Worcester to two Florida destinations

Travelers flying out of Worcester Regional Airport soon will have extra opportunities to arrive at two Florida destinations.

Economy

MetroWest Chamber of Commerce selects new CEO

The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce has named Reyad Shah as its new president and CEO.

Health Care

DPH has closed investigation into Saint Vincent Hospital stemming from nurses complaints over safety

DPH has officially closed its investigation into Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester after accepting the hospital’s plan of correction prompted by more than 600 complaints.

Health Care

Boston Scientific closes $1.2B acquisition of California stroke prevention device maker

Boston Scientific, a Marlborough medical device manufacturer, has officially closed its acquisition of California medical device maker Silk Road Medical, almost exactly three months to the day since Boston Scientific signed its purchase agreement.

Transportation

Mass. gasoline prices drop again, expected to tumble further

Continuing its downward trajectory, the average prices of gasoline in Massachusetts dropped six cents over the past week as the international price of crude oil nears a three-year low.

Diversity & Inclusion

QCC granted funding bump for third year of workforce training for formerly incarcerated individuals

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has received a slice of $2.6 million in state funding to train formerly incarcerated individuals returning to the workforce for jobs in the culinary, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, and healthcare industries.

Banking & Finance

🔒The search for sustainable change: Worcester is close to filling its long-vacant DEI role, which was restructured in hopes of creating stability

The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.

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