Sept. 16, 2024Edition

Honeycutt is dedicating his new endeavor to helping advance health communication using AI technology with his company MetaScriptMD

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. 

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Social equity cannabis companies say more support needed.

The WPI hotel-to-housing controversy sparked a secondary conversation about the organization which initially led the charge by sending WPI a fiery public letter.

The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.

As the U.S. faces an ongoing behavioral health provider shortage, one Worcester program is working to boost BIPOC representation in the mental health field.

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.

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.