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June 21, 2021Edition

🔒Q&A: Helping to end the Shecession

With a disproportionate number of women forced to leave the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic – a phenomenon called the Shecession – Justina Lachapelle, executive director of the nonprofit Dress for Success Worcester, expects a spike in demand once children start attending school full-time in-person this fall, as women to prepare to enter the job market or level up in their careers. 

🔒Editorial: Keep the good rules from the state of emergency

The end of the Massachusetts state of emergency on June 15 was a welcomed relief throughout the commonwealth, and represented a milestone in our continued recovery from the coronavirus.

🔒Important attributes of effective leaders

Leadership development is an important topic. Just look at the business development aisle at a bookstore, with countless books on the topic.
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🔒Movers & Shakers for June 21, 2021

Peoplare on the move at Mutual One Bank, North Brookfield Savings Bank, GFA Federal Credit Union and more.

🔒101: Effective reskilling

Economic experts say reskilling is needed as a result of the pandemic, as companies lose profits and experience layoffs due to deglobalization, digitization, and corporate consolidations.

🔒A virtual acquisition: Takeaways from a first of its kind

As CEO of blumshapiro, I worked side by side with our partner group through the extensive due...

🔒10 Things I Know About… Successfully building relationships via Zoom

Though we all may be feeling a little Zoom fatigue, we cannot deny video conferencing is now forever woven into the fabric of the business world.
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🔒Worcester’s unique authenticity should guide future development

Almost 15 years since Worcester was deemed a Gateway City, it is of value to take a pulse on the impact of development in that time and how it has influenced the fabric of the city.

🔒Polar Park construction delays limit WooSox revenue in inaugural season

When the Worcester Red Sox started their inaugural season in the city on May 11, the team...

🔒Colleges prepare for students to have academic, mental health challenges this fall

A year of pandemic learning has emphasized key issues that existed before the pandemic and induced efforts to provide resources to these key areas.

🔒Hiring WPI’s global dean marks milestone in international projects program

With Mimi Sheller of Philadelphia’s Drexel University just named incoming dean, The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic University has launched as a formalizing and furthering of something the university has done all along: global projects. 
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🔒Worcester looking to roll out permanent outdoor dining program this spring

Worcester’s restaurant scene may soon be able to take permanent advantage of the expanded capacity and increased amenity offered by outdoor dining, as the pandemic-induced provision will continue beyond the lifting of the Massachusetts’ state of emergency on June 15.

Demolished Mount Carmel church site slated for five-story apartment complex

The former home of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Worcester may soon become a five-story apartment complex, according to plans an Atlanta developer filed with the Worcester Planning Board.
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