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Sept. 16, 2024
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Focus on Diversity & Inclusion

Bridging the gap: Joint Open Sky-Seven Hills program is boosting BIPOC representation in the mental health field

Mica Kanner-Mascolo

As the U.S. faces an ongoing workforce shortage among behavioral health providers, one Worcester program is working to open pathways for immigrant and refugee BIPOC looking to enter the human services and behavioral health workforce.

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    Another IPG executive is set to depart this year, as new CEO looks to reverse stock price plummet

    Eric Casey

    The chief technology officer of Marlborough-based IPG Photonics Corp. is heading to retirement, as the company’s new CEO looks to overcome falling stock prices and global demand issues.

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    Fostering inclusivity at public events

    Victoria Mariano

    To me there is nothing more beautiful than a room of extremely diverse characters having a great time together and learning from each other.

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    7 Things I know about … Marketing for multiple brands

    Rob Luzzi

    Rob Luzzi, senior director of marketing for RAVentures, offers some insight into marketing for multiple brands.

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    101: How to incorporate volunteering into company initiatives

    Sara Bedigian

    Traditional volunteering can provide help for projects like serving meals at shelters, and skills-based volunteering can help support nonprofits by utilizing volunteers’ professional expertise in areas such as finance or marketing.

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    Viewpoint: The power of authenticity: Building truly empowering workplaces

    Marlina Duncan

    Many organizations aim to recruit and retain individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds. However, simply increasing the numbers of underrepresented and marginalized individuals within a workforce does not guarantee success.

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    Editorial

    Editorial: Keep life sciences as a cornerstone of economic development

    The life sciences industry is in the middle of a rough patch. Following a frenzied expansion in the wake of the COVID pandemic, the industry centered around the Cambridge-Boston global hub is experiencing a right sizing, leading to layoffs and vacant lab spaces, particularly in Eastern Massachusetts.

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    A Thousand Words: IPG's executive departure

    Ramón L. Sandoval

    Alexander Ovtchinnikov, senior vice president and chief technology officer at IPG Photonics Corp., is the second executive from the Marlborough-based company to retire within the past three months as IPG's new CEO attempts to combat the effects of falling stock prices and global stock issues. 

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    From the Editor: Standing against the anti-DEI wave

    Brad Kane

    Four years ago, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and the ensuing national reckoning on race, business and political leaders in Central Massachusetts and across the nation were falling over themselves to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in an attempt to mitigate the stain of America’s original sin.

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    Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers for Sept. 16, 2024

    Higher-ups at Fidelity Bank, American Banker’s Association, and Leominster Credit Union are advancing in their careers.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts increase the tipped workers’ base pay to minimum wage?
Poll Description

With Election Day fewer than two months away, debate continues to heat up surrounding Massachusetts Question 5: whether or not the state should gradually raise the hourly minimum wage for tipped workers to the non-tipped minimum wage. At present, Massachusetts law allows tipped employees to be paid $6.75 per hour, provided their tips increase their base pay to the state’s minimum wage of $15. If their tips do not, their employer must make up the difference.

On Sept. 5, the organization Committee to Protect Tips, a staunch opponent of the increase, released a video encouraging constituents to vote ‘No’ on Question 5, stating 91% of tipped employees oppose the ballot question and the increase would result in workers earning less than they do currently.  

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