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Girls Inc. of Worcester reaches resolution in racial discrimination case
August 3, 2023Girls Inc. of Worcester has reached a resolution in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee in January 2022.
August 3, 2023
UMass Chan professor elected president of American Society for Cell Biology
July 28, 2023A UMass Chan Medical School professor and assistant vice provost for health equity has been elected as president of the American Society for Cell Biology.
July 28, 2023
Proposal would give immigrants greater access to MassHealth
July 26, 2023More than 30,000 children and young adults in Massachusetts are ineligible for comprehensive MassHealth coverage because of their immigration status, according to an advocacy group that backs legislation that would extend coverage to that population.
July 26, 2023
Diversity denied: Affirmative action's removal from college admissions will impact corporate ladder
Updated: July 24, 2023With affirmative action now barred in college admissions, workplace and education officials expect an immediate impact in the diversity at the start of the workforce talent pipeline and worry about a cooling effect on DEI efforts overall.
Updated: July 24, 2023
The final drop: Women are still underrepresented as college presidents
Updated: July 24, 2023Despite progress in the lower rungs of higher education’s leadership ladder, women are not equally represented in the industry’s top executive spot.
Updated: July 24, 2023
S.P. did it: A young career spent in regulation prepared Seth Pitts to break new ground as Bay State Savings Bank's next CEO
Updated: July 24, 2023As a kid growing up in Worcester, Seth Pitts didn’t dream of leading a bank. He will do just that when he is promoted to be the next CEO of Worcester institution Bay State Savings Bank.
Updated: July 24, 2023
Outstanding Women in Business nominations due at the start of August
July 21, 2023The nomination window for WBJ’s 15th Outstanding Women in Business awards closes on Aug. 5.
July 21, 2023
Seven Worcester businesses participate in Interise minority business academy
July 17, 2023Interise, a Boston-based nonprofit with the goal of providing resources and assistance to minority-owned or low-income area-based organizations, has brought its NextStage Minority Business Entrepreneur Academy and NextStage Accelerator to Central
July 17, 2023
Two Worcester cultural organizations receive MassDevelopment grants totaling $72K
July 7, 2023Worcester artists collective El Salón and community radio station, WCUW, each received MassDevelopment Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Creative Catalyst Grants for projects serving their communities.
July 7, 2023
Lawmakers renew push for translated nursing assistant exams
July 7, 2023Aspiring nurse aides should be allowed to take the certification exam in languages other than English, lawmakers and advocates said Thursday as they sought to revive support for a measure that died at the legislative finish line last year.
July 7, 2023
Healey wants state to award $36M in contracts to LGBTQ, disability businesses
June 30, 2023State agencies should aim to spend $18 million with LGBT-owned businesses and $18 million with disability-owned businesses in the new fiscal year that starts Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced on the final day of Pride Month.
June 30, 2023
As part of ongoing push for LGBTQ+ resources, Healey launches online hubs
June 28, 2023The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has created two new online resource hubs for the LGBTQ+ community, intended to ease access to behavioral and mental health services and support.
June 28, 2023
Helping people: The new Abby's House leader brings a decade of experience serving vulnerable residents
Updated: June 26, 2023As Abby’s House begins an expansion, the nonprofit’s new executive director brings a decade of experience serving vulnerable Central Mass. residents.
Updated: June 26, 2023
Q&A: Leicester curiosity shop delights in the whimsical, witchy, and retro
Updated: June 26, 2023Vintage Rebel Curiosity Shop in Leicester refers to itself as “We’re one of those ‘don't know you need it until you see it’ kind of stores.”
Updated: June 26, 2023
Report points to growth of Asian-American businesses in Mass.
June 22, 2023The payrolls of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts grew from $1.2 billion to nearly $4 billion over the 18-year period ending in 2020, according to a new report that collates information from national and local sources.
June 22, 2023
Senate leader sees different path to competitive edge
June 16, 2023Amid debate over how to keep Massachusetts competitive and how tax cuts figure into that goal, Senate President Karen Spilka emphasized Thursday the importance of "shoring up and expanding" the state's middle class.
June 16, 2023
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