Feb. 5, 2024 - Worcester Business Journal

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Q&A: From the Antiques Roadshow to the Willard House & Clock Museum

The study of time is an important science people today don’t appreciate, said Robert Cheney, executive director of Grafton’s Willard House & Clock Museum.

Opinion

🔒A Thousand Words: Caroline’s Cannabis legal victory

Marijuana dispensary Caroline's Cannabis won a $1.2-million settlement from the Town of Uxbridge over excess community-impact fees the local government collected, spurring industry leaders to call for a refund of excess fees statewide.

News

🔒Editorial: Cannabis businesses aren’t government piggy banks anymore

Cannabis firms are like most other businesses and should be freed from excess fees and taxes, in order to be competitive. They shouldn’t have to pay a king’s ransom just to exist.

Opinion

🔒Viewpoint: The broken rung in the corporate ladder

For her sixth annual column on the status of women of color in corporate leadership, Melanie Bonsu says a lack of opportunities for entry-level employees shrinks the talent pool for top business positions.

Health Care

Movers & Shakers for Feb. 5, 2024

New professionals have joined Synergy and UMass Memorial Medical Group.

Advice

🔒Fraud — is it happening to your business?

Most people think fraud will never happen to their business. Yet, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reports the average frequency of small business fraud is 28%.

Advice

🔒8 Things I know about … Web design trends for 2024

As web technology evolves, we anticipate a variety of new and timeless design trends will distinguish the best websites in 2024.

Advice

🔒101: Managing a leave of absence

Although a comprehensive paid medical and family leave system lags in the U.S. compared to much of the developed world, Massachusetts is among a handful of states ahead of the pack, offering Paid Family and Medical Leave through a 2021 law.

Advice

🔒Align your voice, values, and actions

To support a thriving multicultural organization, we must always consider the most vulnerable populations first.

Banking & Finance

🔒Steady, but too SLOW: Less than 16% of top executives and zero CEOs at major Central Mass. publicly traded companies are women

The situation in Central Massachusetts, where 15.6% of named executive officers are female, largely mirrors the Massachusetts rate of 16.1% determined in a statewide census.

Diversity & Inclusion

🔒As fewer U.S. employees work remotely, Central Mass. businesses see benefits in the option, particularly for women who often have busier home lives

For women workers especially, increased flexibility and remote work options have opened up new possibilities for balancing work and family responsibilities.

Diversity & Inclusion

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