April 4, 2022Edition

What is the name of the Rockwood Sprinkler Co. factory today, which was most recently used as an art gallery?

Steve Kerrigan, president & CEO, talks about Kennedy Community Health Center's expansion into Milford, his cooperative relationship with other nonprofit leaders, and the start of a new trans healthcare practice.

While several manufacturers received attention for jumping into support the personal protective equipment pipeline, most have kept their heads down, adjusting and innovating fresh approaches to keep the trains, and our local economy, running steady.

To further accelerate biotech innovation and education, WPI joined BioConnects New England, a multi-institutional coalition spanning three states and founded to create a robust biotech industry by connecting resources and talent.

In reading Worcester Business Journal’s piece on “Infiltrating Worcester’s Inner Circle” from March 21, one of my first reactions was, why would anyone want to?

Companies with new hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, Eagle Clearning Corp., Bay State Savings Bank, and Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects.

A well-trained employee is more than one who knows their stuff and needs minimal supervision. They are also employees who feel valued, primed for promotion, and professionally engaged, which can only improve client relations and team morale.

With warm weather and baseball season on deck, I thought I’d take an opportunity to share lessons learned from Kevin Costner’s iconic baseball movie “Field of Dreams” and years of coaching. I’ll apply them to the cannabis industry, truly its own “Field of Dreams” as this industry booms.

Half of all marriages end in divorce. Prenups protect your assets, preserve your inheritance, and make sure you don’t get stuck with your ex-spouse’s debt.

Board members of color are critical to supporting diverse constituents in historically marginalized networks. Additionally, a racially diverse board can better navigate having difficult conversations, addressing concerns in governance actions that may uniquely or disproportionately affect people of color, who have specific needs.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders have some of the highest turnover rates among executives. The cause is manifold, but it often has to do with the organization a CDO is serving.

Latin and Black American women can have access to the inner circles – that’s diversity – but once inside, they face unique challenges, aggressions, and are often isolated from conversations. That shows lack of inclusion.

Worcester nonprofit CENTRO is planning to expand its reach further into the region’s immigrant and underserved communities, on the whole and in one area in particular: health care.

What I missed in my editing and publishing of the "Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle" story was the very obvious fact that underrepresented groups – people of color, women, LGBTQ+ and others – are still struggling to be heard within circles of power, despite what the people within them may say.

City Manager Edward Augustus will step down from his position effective May 31, the City of Worcester announced Tuesday afternoon.