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June 10, 2024Edition

🔒10 Things I know about … Pregnancy in the workplace

"Pregnant workers will soon have more legal power so they can work safely and deal with health conditions," writes Chelsie Vokes, a labor and employment lawyer at Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey.

🔒A Thousand Words: Cannabis Control Commission drama

Tensions were high at a May 23 Cannabis Control Commission meeting when one commission said another another had done something to create intense upheaval, discord, and instability.

🔒Q&A: New Braintree farmer achieves dream of locally sourced foods

Matthew Koziol’s fascination with farming began as a child when he would visit his relatives’ dairy farm in Canada.

🔒Editorial: Huge healthcare investments

UMass Chan's NERB and UMass Memorial's North Pavilion will have far-reaching impacts in the Central Massachusetts community for years to come.
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🔒Viewpoint: Getting state diversity certification is worth it for your business

While the application process can be long with exhaustive documentation and wait times, the opportunities it unlocks absolutely make it worth it.

Movers & Shakers for June 10, 2024

Employees at the Community Economic Development Assistance Corp., Fidelity Bank, and NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs moving up in their careers.

🔒101: Managing employees across time zones

Establishing expectations, clear communication, and leveraging software are all ways you can make sure your team is on the same page, no matter where they work.

🔒Yesterday’s mechanic is today’s technician, and that’s good news

Today, vehicle owners are best served looking for qualified and certified automotive technicians, rather than mere mechanics.
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🔒Now on the cusp of retirement, Jennie Lee Colosi has built roads and broken glass ceilings at the largest Central Mass. woman-owned construction firm

Though the construction industry may still feel like a boys’ club to Jennie Lee Colosi, she seems to have navigated it well over the past five decades.

🔒Two new Worcester healthcare buildings totaling $475M aim to improve quality of and access to health care

UMass Chan Medical School has unveiled its $350-million New Education and Research Building designed to advance disease research while UMass Memorial Health is in the midst of constructing a $125-million, 72-bed acute care facility.
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🔒From the Editor: Small town theater nostalgia

When I was growing up in a small city in Ohio, one of the main community gathering places was a single-screen movie theater on the city’s main street. With its ever-changing marquee and settled amid a few blocks of downtown commerce full of owner-operator small businesses, that theater was a fixture of my early childhood.
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