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🔒Main South Business Association creates power through community

The three-year-old Main South Business Association is helping small companies in one of Worcester’s most culturally diverse neighborhood overcome unique obstacles

🔒The Massachusetts CROWN Act normalizes racially and culturally diverse appearances in the workplace

On July 26, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed this same CROWN Act into law to prohibit discrimination against employees, students, and other individuals based on their natural or protective hairstyle.

🔒As Worcester prepares to publicize its racial equity audits, top leadership hopes to improve structural supports

The City of Worcester has been without a chief diversity officer for nearly six months now, since Stephanie Williams resigned in March.

Following Insulet resignation, no Central Mass. public companies are led by a female CEO

When Shacey Petrovic stepped down as CEO of Acton medical-device company Insulet in May for personal reasons, she left Central Massachusetts without a single public company headquartered here, traded on NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchange, with a woman as CEO.
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🔒WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2022

Central Massachusetts is brimming with young talent, as scores of people have achieved much in a relatively short period of time, while scores more have the potential to do great things.

🔒The Judges: How WBJ picked the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2022

This year’s 40 Under Forty class was selected from the top candidates out of 211 nominations for 119 professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community.

🔒The formerly named POW! WOW! Worcester is skipping its 2022 street art festival, as its volunteers regroup and eye a smaller future

Since 2016, POW! WOW! Worcester has put up murals around the city for the public to interact with. After five August festivals, including a 2021 return after a 2020 break with the coronavirus pandemic, the community organization is looking to its longevity.

🔒Qualifying Mass. restaurants will soon be able to accept government SNAP benefits for prepared meals

Amidst economic uncertainty, Massachusetts will soon become the eighth state to operate the Restaurant Meals Program, a pilot program allowing select restaurants and food trucks to accept SNAP benefits.
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Assumption names former Providence College director to lead Cross-Cultural Center

Worcester’s Assumption University has named Brenda Hunt as its first director of ALANA (African-, Latino/Hispanic-, Asian, and Native American) and first-generation student success where she will oversee the university’s Cross-Cultural Center and facilitate access to campus resources and lead retention efforts for students of color.

WPI rebrands Office of Multicultural Affairs to reflect diversity mission

The Office of Multicultural Affairs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has renamed itself the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education, to more accurately portray its role going forward.
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