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Diversity & Inclusion

  • Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022

    The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: John & Jeanne Esler

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    John and his wife Jeanne Esler are dedicating their time and money to address systematic racism throughout the country through their Esler Family Foundation.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Kimberly Golinski

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    When she was appointed president of Worcester’s largest brewery in August, Kim Golinski was joining a leadership team stripped down by controversy.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Dr. Eric Dickson

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    As the head of an organization with $1.8 billion in annual revenues and locations from Leominster to Southbridge, and Marlborough to Worcester, the decisions Dr. Eric Dickson makes impact the entire Central Massachusetts region.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: David Fithian

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Since taking the reins of Worcester’s second-largest private college two years ago, David Fithian has aggressively expanded Clark University’s presence and character within the Worcester community.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Liz Hamilton

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    As Worcester’s economy and population have grown, Liz Hamilton is a leader in ensuring that development is equitable and inclusive.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Worcester Business Journal began listing the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy in 2013, using various iterations of the concept to arrive at the Power 50, which started in 2018.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham is a key leader – perhaps the leader in Central Massachusetts – in guiding businesses to better diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Aimee Peacock

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Aimee Peacock brings immense experience and dedication to her role as president of FLEXcon.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Ivette Olmeda

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Through her work as a MassDevelopment fellow, Ivette Olmeda has played an instrumental role in redefining a crucial block of Worcester’s Main South neighborhood into a bustling small business hub.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Dr. Shlomit Schaal

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    As the leader of the largest caregiver network in Central Massachusetts, at 1,205 physicians, Dr. Shlomit Schaal straddles the world of academia and research, seeking to improve both.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Clark to inaugurate President Fithian

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022

    Clark University officially will inaugurate its 10th president, David Fithian, on Saturday, in a ceremony delayed two years by the coronavirus pandemic.

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022
  • Fontaine Bros. creates corporate foundation

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022

    The 89-year-old construction company Fontaine Bros., which is based in Springfield with a major operations in Worcester, has established a corporation foundation in which each of its employees has a say in where money is directed.

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022
  • Holy Cross receives $2.5M to focus on racial and social justice

    Katherine Hamilton April 28, 2022

    Thanks to a $2.5 million gift, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is establishing an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.

    Katherine Hamilton April 28, 2022
  • Worcester State graduate returns to city, joins WBJ reporting staff

    April 18, 2022

    Alexander MacDougall, most recently a staff writer at the Innovation Leader in Boston, has joined WBJ's newsroom to cover the health care and diversity & inclusion beats.

    April 18, 2022
  • Worcester city employee earnings reveal top earners, gender and race pay gaps

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022

    The City of Worcester on Monday released its employee earnings for 2021, which showed full-time female employees make 29% less on average than their male counterparts, while employees of color make 10-18% less than white employees.

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022

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Small consumer-facing businesses are beginning to turn to a relatively new way to raise financing for business expansion: Crowdfunding money from customers in exchange for discounted goods and services.

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