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

Diversity & Inclusion

EcoTarium launches accessibility app to boost equitable museum viewing

Worcester’s EcoTarium has launched a mobile-phone navigation app prototype.

Health Care

UMass Memorial preliminarily considering converting Nashoba Valley hospital ER into urgent care

UMass Memorial CEO Dr. Eric Dickson said he hopes to work with the state to provide some healthcare facility for the Nashoba Valley region, although no formal discussions have taken place.

Banking & Finance

Three Central Mass. nonprofits granted slice of $3.8M to fight opioid impacts

Three Worcester nonprofits have been named among the first recipient cohort of Massachusetts’ new grantmaking program Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership, an initiative providing funding to grassroots organizations working to reduce harm caused by the ongoing opioid epidemic within communities disproportionately affected and historically underserved.

Economy

SALMON Health appoints new chief marketing officer

SALMON Health and Retirement has named Susan Dooley as the Milford senior care provider’s new chief marketing officer.

Banking & Finance

WPI granted $2M to develop detection tools against illegal wildlife trade

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have received a $2-million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop tools for research and law enforcement in an effort to combat the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade.

Banking & Finance

Homefield Credit Union brings VP back to serve as next chief lending officer

Grafton-based Homefield Credit Union has named returning employee Sarah Miller as the financial institution’s new senior vice president and chief lending officer.

Economy

Central Mass. unemployment jumps to highest levels in a year

Unemployment rates in Central Massachusetts’ metro areas in July reached their highest points in a year and had steep year-over-year increases.

Arts & Entertainment

Daughter of Blue Hive’s founder takes over leadership, ownership of Worcester manufacturer

Caitlyn Correia has taken over ownership of BlueHive Exhibits.

Health Care

Veterinary urgent care set to open first Central Mass. location

The Veterinary Urgent Care Center system has broken ground on a new Worcester veterinary hospital location slated to start accepting patients come November.

40 Under Forty 2024: Rosibel Alicea Torres, child advocate

Today, Alicea Torres oversees 40 home daycares in Greater Worcester, while providing services to those receiving help from the Mass. Department of Transitional Assistance, in addition to her work with unhoused families and teen and adult parents involved with DCF.

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