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

Economy

Cognex hires executive from North Andover sustainability firm to be next CFO

Cognex, a global machine vision manufacturer, has named Dennis Fehr as the new CFO and senior vice president of finance for the publicly traded company in Natick, effective Friday.

Banking & Finance

Central Mass. organizations receive $458K to train disabled workforce

Four Central Massachusetts organizations working to afford individuals with disabilities job training, workforce placement, and post-placement support are amongst nine awardees statewide receiving $900,000 in grants.

Banking & Finance

Climatetech coalition expands training program for entrepreneurs of color

Browning the Green Space is seeking entrepreneurs of color throughout the Northeast looking to launch and grow clean energy contracting businesses for its Accelerating Contractors of Color in Energy for Sustainable Success program.

Arts & Entertainment

African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year

For the second year in a row, Worcester will host the New England African Business Expo, an event aiming to provide Black and African entrepreneurs with the education and tools needed to start and maintain a successful business.

Health Care

Hologic to acquire UK-based breast cancer tech manufacturer for $310M

Hologic, a Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer, is expanding its product catalog through the planned $310-million acquisition of Endomagnetics.

2024 Power 100: Amie Shei

Amie Shei’s career centers the health of the Central Massachusetts population, especially amongst those in disenfranchised communities.

2024 Power 100: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham

Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham gives major Central Massachusetts employers the tools, motivation, and accountability they need to meet the promises they made following the 2020 police murder of George Floyd. She founded Promoting Good as she saw this as an unmet need in her community.

2024 Power 100: Marlina Duncan

With Duncan’s influence, UMass Chan added a diversity, equity, and inclusion pillar to the university’s IMPACT 2025 strategic plan in 2022, picking 10 of the university’s departments to front new action plans.

2024 Power 100: Brian Gibbs

Gibbs joined UMass Memorial as the hospital system’s inaugural vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer in 2020, selected from a nationwide search.