Economy

QCC president among top three finalists for California college position

The College of Marin named QCC President Luis Pedraja as one of the final three candidates to be its president, as he looks west to rejoin his family.

House to consider salary disclosure bill this fall

House Speaker Ron Mariano's office said Tuesday the chamber's top Democrats plan in the coming weeks to bring forward legislation that would require many Massachusetts employers to disclose a wage or salary range on job postings.

Lawmakers say immigrants can plug gaping labor force voids

With Massachusetts straining under an overburdened emergency shelter system and staring down a shortfall of workers, a group of more than 60 Bay State lawmakers is sending a letter urging the White House and Congress to work with haste to find a bipartisan solution that can address the "dual crises of a dysfunctional immigration system and a rapidly-devolving domestic workforce shortage."

Planned Parenthood union workers in Worcester, Marlborough sign new contract

Unionized workers at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts have voted to ratify a new contract to allow for a $2.50 per hour wage increase, added anti-discrimination protections, and increased parental leave.

Low unemployment rates hold steady in Central Mass.

Unemployment rates across Central Massachusetts remained virtually unchanged from July to August, continuing the summer’s trend of low unemployment across the region, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Tuesday by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

AG Campbell asks for power to target $1 billion in wage theft

Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Tuesday voiced her support for proposals that would strengthen her office's authority to crack down on wage theft and protect Massachusetts from lost economic growth, jobs and taxes.

North Central chamber’s lending division offering $10K loans to businesses impacted by flooding

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., an affiliate of the Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is offering loans of up to $10,000 at 1% interest to businesses affected by the devastating flooding in Northern Worcester County on Sept. 11.

Mass. job gains picked up in August

Massachusetts employers added 15,400 jobs in August while the statewide unemployment rate hovered at a near-historic low, labor officials announced Friday.