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

Saint Vincent Hospital hires third CFO since 2019

Jeffrey Thomas has been named as the new chief financial officer of the Massachusetts market of Tenet Healthcare.

Banking & Finance

🔒Gov. Healey’s proposed $1B life sciences reauthorization has Central Mass. leaders thinking big

For the burgeoning life sciences hub that is Central Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey’s $3.5-billion Mass Leads Act economic development proposal looks to add fuel to fires.

Banking & Finance

🔒Preventing type 1 diabetes: UMass Chan researcher developing skin treatment, with potential broader applications to prevent diabetes

Now professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at UMass Chan, Harris has founded a vitiligo pharmaceutical company and is about to launch a 1,000-person vitiligo study.

Environment

Worcester retirement home receives $8M from HUD for green renovations

Colony Retirement Homes III in Worcester has been granted $8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the department’s Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which issues direct loans and grants to support a variety of green initiatives for eligible HUD-assisted multifamily properties.

Banking & Finance

UMass Chan to open AI assurance lab to validate use of the technology in health care

On Wednesday, UMass Chan announced the creation of the university’s Health AI Assurance Laboratory: a lab designed to evaluate processes and impacts of health AI technology to advance efforts for more accountable, unbiased, and efficacious patient care.

Economy

Saint Vincent faces formal complaint from National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a formal complaint against Saint Vincent Hospital citing a number of nurses’ union rights violations perpetrated by the hospital.

Banking & Finance

WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced the establishment of the country’s first PhD program in financial technology (fintech). With the university already offering both bachelor's and master’s programs in the field, this newest degree means WPI is the first institute in the nation to offer all three degree options.

Economy

Better Business Bureau CEO retires, as Worcester chamber VP takes over

The Better Business Bureau of Central New England has replaced its retired and longtime leader with a former vice president from the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Arts & Entertainment

Willard House & Clock Museum in Grafton gifted $15M to support expansion

Willard House & Clock Museum has been granted more than $15 million by museum Trustee Charles Grichar to benefit an expansion of the collection and building projects.

Economy