Diversity & Inclusion

Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits were among seven Massachusetts organizations to split $6.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support their outreach and case-management services targeted at ending veteran homelessness.

The formerly all-boys Jesuit middle school Nativity School of Worcester has welcomed its first cohort of 5th and 6th grade girls into its Julie Power Girls Division.

Women’s global health has not improved since the height of the pandemic, and in some cases, their health has decreased. In fact, though the U.S. has the highest healthcare spending out of all polled countries, it ranked 30th in the world in regards to women’s health.

More teenagers could be prosecuted in the juvenile court system under a policy that senators tacked onto their sweeping $2.86 billion economic development bill during deliberations Thursday.

After 28 years at Country Bank and 48 years in the financial services industry, CEO and President Paul Scully is calling it a career.  

Worcester-based social equity cannabis dispensary New Dia is suing a California-based entity, claiming the firm has failed to pay an agreed upon purchase price of $2 million for a minority stake in the dispensary. 

Sturbridge-based human services nonprofit Venture Community Services on Monday merged with Life-Skills, a Webster-based services provider for those with intellectual, physical, and emotional disabilities.

Newly released data shows the majority of leadership positions in the Massachusetts healthcare industry are held by white people, a fact that not only shapes workplace dynamics, but can often lead to negative healthcare delivery and outcomes for patients. 

Advocates, a Framingham-based human services nonprofit, will open an autism training center for businesses and a social space for children and families impacted by autism.

Worcester Business Journal was celebrated as the second-best newspaper of its size at the annual 2024 Alliance of Area Business Publishers journalism competition on Friday evening.