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

Outstanding Women in Business: Beaupre has become an authority on leadership

Witnessing the excitement and passion of her students has yet to grow old for Jean Beaupre, who is starting her 14th year at Nichols College.

Banking & Finance

Hearing over Heywood Healthcare’s bankruptcy exit set for Monday

Heywood Healthcare, the parent company Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital, will have a confirmation hearing on its plan to exit bankruptcy on Monday.

Banking & Finance

CHIA: MetroWest Medical Center faces the most financial peril of Central Mass. hospitals

MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham is in one of the most tenuous financial standings of all Central Massachusetts hospitals, according to a new report from the Center for Health Information & Analysis analyzing the financial stability of hospitals in the state.

Economy

United Way of South Central Mass. executive director to retire, successor search underway

After nine years in at United Way of South Central Massachusetts in Southbridge, Mary O’Coin has announced she will retire at the end of the year.

Economy

Marlborough biopharma names inaugural chief commercial officer

Marlborough-based pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma America has selected executive Kenton Stewart as the firm’s inaugural chief commercial officer, effective Oct. 1.

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