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🔒WBJ names the 2022 Outstanding Women in Business

Each one of these winners is a gold mine in how to improve your business and your life.

Worcester turns down UMass Chan request to rename Plantation streets

In a 6-4 vote on Wednesday, the Worcester City Council rejected the effort by UMass Chan Medical School to rename the Plantation streets, due to the name’s connection to slavery.

UMass Chan asks to change name of Plantation streets

The matter is on the agenda for Wednesday evening’s city council meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m.

Powerful voices back push for educator diversity

Latinos for Education kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Wednesday with a celebration of the organization's fifth anniversary, with Latino educators joining advocates and legislators in Great Hall.
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Blue Cross names first female CEO

The board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has named its first female CEO, Sarah Iselin, the Boston-based health insurer announced at the end of August.

All active construction projects receiving City of Worcester tax breaks are falling short of diversity hiring goals

The four active Worcester construction projects benefiting from the City of Worcester’s tax break program are falling short of their goals in hiring city residents, people of color, and women.

Regulators see Massachusetts at cannabis crossroads

Five years since its creation and now made up entirely of a second wave of commissioners, the Cannabis Control Commission and the legal marijuana sector that it oversees are at a critical crossroads and regulators are gearing up for a rulemaking round that one commissioner said could "make or break" the industry here.

Mass. develops new tools for studying employment & wages by race, gender

Massachusetts has developed four new dashboards to provide race-and gender-specific data on employment, unemployment, and wages.
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On diversity & inclusion, City of Worcester resists change and suffers from lack of communication, report finds

A report commissioned from Quincy’s Letterman White Consulting LLC by the City of Worcester, paints a grim picture of the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of the city government.

🔒Q&A: Fred Taylor strives for progress

In both of his roles, Fred Taylor seeks to improve the lives of people in Worcester.
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