WBJ Staff

the events of this year mark the most significant DEI developments since Floyd was murdered, so there are plenty of interesting topics to write about.

Central Massachusetts professionals are being hired at organizations including bankHometown, Consigli Construction, and Cornerstone Bank.

Five years ago was an awakening for many organizations, realizing there was a gap between their actions and their values. That insight has not changed, and firms are better for their efforts to create a workplace more attractive to the talent in the market. No matter how you want to label it, that important work must continue.

Feedback Earth site in Grafton sold for $4 million as food recycling company known for odor issues exits state.

"Many companies think their online presence is handled once they have a website and claim their social media profiles. But if your platforms look abandoned, you’re not showing up for your customers, or your competition," writes Julia Becker Collins.

That money, which would have been better spent on literally anything else, was the result of countless self-inflicted wounds, as CCC leaders engaged in a power struggle that has produced only losers, particularly the businesses in the cannabis industry and the consumers who support them.

New board members have been appointed to the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts and Worcester County Horticultural Society.

After the fire and brimstone vitriol coming out of the Worcester City Council and Worcester Redevelopment Authority late last year, it’s encouraging to hear the City of Worcester is engaging in more constructive conversation with developer Madison Properties and its president, Denis Dowdle.

Employees at financial institutions including Clinton Savings Bank, Charles River Bank, Main Street Bank, and bankHometown are taking steps forward in their careers.

Worcester Business Journal is seeking award nominations of notable executives with military experience for its Focus on Veterans in Business edition.