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RFK Community Alliance hires first chief diversity and culture officer

Lancaster human-services nonprofit RFK Community Alliance, has hired Jessica Pepple to be the organization's first chief diversity and culture officer.

Fallon Health names DEI, real estate leaders to board

Worcester insurer Fallon Health has named an executive from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, as well as a real estate and finance leader, to its board of directors.

Mass. legislature agrees on cannabis reform bill

A compromise bill aimed at helping to grow the legal cannabis industry and making it more equitable emerged just before midnight Sunday after nearly a month of negotiations and quickly passed through both the House and Senate.

Nominations for WBJ Outstanding Women in Business awards due today

Friday, Aug. 5, is the last day to nominate someone deserving of recognition for Worcester Business Journal’s 14th annual Outstanding Women in Business awards.
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New Mass. law bans discrimination based on hairstyle

As Gov. Charlie Baker signed a ban on school or athletic event discrimination based on hairstyles, Deanna Cook was taken back to the first time she got detention as a high school sophomore because her braids did not conform to her school's policy.

Clark receives $2M to support Main South teacher training

Clark University received a $2-million grant from AmeriCorps, a national organization based in Washington D.C., to support teachers in the Worcester school’s master’s program for teachers who train in schools throughout the city’s Main South neighborhood.

UMass Chan awards 10 grants totaling $136,760

The Remillard Family Community Service Fund at UMass Chan Medical School announced the 10 projects that would receive up to $20,000 in funding this year, for a total of $136,760.

Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag behind in having women presidents

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.
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Community Legal Aid’s new leader eyes expansion, fundraising

In his new position as a leader of Community Legal Aid, attorney Lyonel Jean-Pierre Jr. has an important goal in mind: to secure free legal aid for as many people as possible.

🔒Is inclusionary zoning what Worcester needs to solve the housing shortage?

As homelessness grows and as rental and home ownership costs rise beyond the means of more and more people, policymakers and housing advocates have pushed for a variety of solutions, one of which is inclusionary zoning.
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