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

Banking & Finance

Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic

After two months of decline, business confidence among Central Massachusetts employers was back on the rise in July, though the region’s score remained in pessimistic territory.

Diversity & Inclusion

Central Mass. Agency on Aging rebrands to mark 50th anniversary, launching mobile health service

Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging in Worcester looks to celebrate its 50th anniversary serving older adults in the region.

Banking & Finance

Open Sky, EcoTarium among Central Mass. nonprofits granted slice of $5M to safeguard against hate crimes and terrorist attacks

Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.

Banking & Finance

WPI, eSki among four Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2M

As part of the Boston-based state agency Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s ongoing efforts to combat climate change, four Worcester County climatetech organizations have received a cut of $4.2 million in grants.

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester Talking Book Library expands nationally with braille and audio certification

The Worcester Talking Book Library will now provide audio materials to a national audience, as the Worcester Public Library subset has achieved certification to contribute to the Braille and Audio Reading Download, a free digital service providing hundreds of thousands of audio and electronic braille versions of reading and music material.

Education

UMass Chan professor receives $2.6M for research targeting radiation resistant breast cancer

A researcher at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has been awarded $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a therapeutic treatment to address radiation resistance in triple-negative breast cancer.

Banking & Finance

Long-term GFA Federal Credit Union board member announces retirement

Gardner-based GFA Federal Credit Union has appointed a new member to its board of directors as Charles Bowles has announced his retirement following a 40-year tenure with GFA.

Economy

Unemployment rates rose across Central Mass. in June

Following a brief hiatus when Central Massachusetts saw a dip in unemployment, rates were back on the rise for the second month in a row in June.

Health Care

Since becoming first in nation to implement new emergency room AI program, UMass Memorial has seen accuracy improve

UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI.

Diversity & Inclusion