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Baker to deliver UMass Medical commencement address

Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the 43rd commencement address at UMass Medical School this June in Worcester, the school announced Friday.

State grants $9M in workforce training; Worcester receives $650K

In a move that the Baker-Polito administration says will result in more jobs, $8.9 million has been distributed to 87 companies and training organizations around the state to help train more than 7,500 workers, with Worcester organizations receiving roughly $650,000 in training funds.

Movers & Shakers

MARIE ANGELINI, LISA M. CARROLL, LINDA S. LARRIVEE, CAROLYN J. STEMPER and THOMAS J. SULLIVAN will serve...

Community foundation capitalizes on compounding interest

In 1975, a group of committed community leaders from Central Massachusetts concluded that a pooled endowment would...
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Robert Johnson embraces Worcester; avoids ivory tower

Robert E. Johnson has taken his presidency at Becker College as an opportunity to both turn around a school that lacked a coherent direction and in the process become one of the most engaged and dynamic college figures on the Greater Worcester community.

Laurie Leshin

Laurie Leshin landed on the Worcester business and higher education scene in 2014 when she became the first female president in the 150-year history of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

State grants $1.5M for advanced manufacturing training

The Baker administration announced $1.5 million in grants for advanced manufacturing training programs on Thursday at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, which educates high school students and hosts a program to train out-of-work adults.

Financial literacy recommendations outlined

A lack of financial "sophistication" is leading adults to become vulnerable to scams, according to the leader...
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Lack of financial education could hurt Mass.

A lack of access to the tools and information necessary for economic success is a problem facing people throughout the state, according to a report recommending a widespread effort to educate Bay Staters of all ages about personal finance.

Mass. millionaire tax could net $2.2B a year

Bay State millionaires could pay as much as $2.2 billion in additional state income taxes under a...
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