Diversity & Inclusion

Nominees were evaluated independently by three volunteer judges, who scored each on their professional achievements, community contributions, and mentorship of young professionals.

What sets the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business apart is how vital they are to their communities.

A state auditor report has found the Mass Save program provides a skewed distribution of its resources...

Sixteen years after joining The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts as its president and CEO,...

Legacy Transport delivers more than 1.8 million pounds of food each year to more than 7,000 monthly households.

Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien has returned to the Cannabis Control Commission and the agency is delaying the finalization of its long-awaited rules for social marijuana establishments as a result.

The City of Worcester is offering grants of up to $25,000 for certified minority- and woman-owned businesses to help expand their capacity for contracting opportunities.

Law enforcement and some municipal voices have called for strict regulations for consumption sites. But advocates warn overregulating these businesses will make them stiff and sterile, killing their viability and leaving social equity participants out in the cold

Realizing federal cuts will impede nonprofits’ ability to respond in time of crisis, the United Way of Central Massachusetts launched the United Response Fund in August.

Workdays missed due to menopause symptoms added up to another $1.8-billion annual loss.