Economy

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill aimed at closing gender and demographic wage gaps, which would require employers with 25 or more employees to disclose pay ranges when posting a job opening or offering certain promotions or transfers.

Hospitals and colleges lead a list of the industries, which had the most active online job postings in September, according to the Massachusetts Department of Economic Research. Two Central Massachusetts companies are among the employers with the most job postings.

Mount Wachusett Community College has opened its nursing simulation lab expansion, providing students with more hands-on experience in clinical settings.

Under the bill, any public or private employer with 25 or more employees posting a job would need to list the annual salary or hourly wages they "reasonably and in good faith" expect to pay.

The House will vote Wednesday on a bill that requires many employers to disclose a wage or salary range on job postings, Speaker Ron Mariano's office said, building on pay equity efforts that began nearly a decade ago.

Richard Gedrich has 25 years of experience as an executive in preclinical, translational, and clinical research spanning aspects of drug discovery.

.About a year ago, Fidelity Bank Chairman and CEO Edward Manzi began working on a deal with Matt Burke, his counterpart at Hyannis-based bank Cape Cod 5.

To reach vulnerable populations, healthcare providers find news ways to deliver care where patients are most likely to need treatment.

Less than two weeks into retirement, the former leader of Seven Hills signed on for a new challenge: Helping business students consider the larger societal good.

A slew of bills dealing with wages -- the state minimum wage, the minimum wage for workers who also earn tips, wages for overtime work, and more -- was before the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Tuesday, renewing debate over what people working in Massachusetts should be paid.