Diversity & Inclusion

The gap between homeownership rates between Black and white households in Worcester is 32.8 percentage points, up from 6.1 percentage points in 2010, according to a study from Today’s Homeowner, an online home improvement publication.

The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking reader input for this year's Power 50, the publication’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.

“It's really sexy to blame Polar Park or to blame lack of parking,” said Owner Jessica Walsh. “But it’s not the reason. It minimizes the real reasons.”

The newly relocated Worcester nonprofit Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts has named Tuyet Tran as its new executive director.

The Worcester Education Collaborative received a three-year $900,000 commitment from Quincy nonprofit the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to support work between the collaborative’s Education Equity Roundtable and the Worcester Public Schools.

In the wake of the high-profile resignation of the City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer last year, the city government is looking to give more power to its Executive Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Samantha McDonald has risen to partner at Bowditch following an untraditional career path.

In the wake of a scandal, Worcester’s largest brewer needed someone to show it how to be a great company. Kimberly Golinski answered the call.

The landscape for women’s business leadership at the highest level in Central Mass. has taken a hit, but for women professionals in the region, it is yet another motivator to empower one another in traditional and non-traditional ways.

YWCA Central Mass. made it its mission to eliminate racism and empower women. It can now count not only State Sen. Robyn Kennedy but members of the Worcester's school committee and city council as former board members.