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Diversity & Inclusion
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Black restaurant owners call for more COVID relief
February 1, 2022Black restaurant owners and legislators called for more relief funding as they kicked off the fifth annual Boston Black Restaurant Challenge Tuesday morning, a month-long campaign intended to boost awareness of Black-owned eateries in the greater
February 1, 2022
Worcester seeking residents to help distribute $146M pandemic aid
January 27, 2022The City of Worcester is seeking volunteers who can serve a three-year term on one of five ad-hoc committees tasked with distributing $146 million in federal and state pandemic recovery aid.
January 27, 2022
North Central chamber, MWCC join nonprofit to increase access for students of color
January 24, 2022The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will team up with the Leominster nonprofit Spanish American Center and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner as part of a national grant program aimed at breaking down barriers for and
January 24, 2022
Q&A: Greater Worcester Community Foundation's new CEO lays out a vision of long-term equity and opportunity
Updated: January 24, 2022Jim Ayres took the helm as CEO and president at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation at the start of the new year, replacing Barbara Fields, who resigned as head of the organization in March.
Updated: January 24, 2022
African Community Education buys $1.8M charter school site for expansion
January 20, 2022African Community Education, a Worcester nonprofit which assists African refugee and immigrant families, has purchased the former site of Learning First Charter Public School on Gage Street for $1.8 million, according to the Worcester South District
January 20, 2022
Boston Scientific receives 2022 Catalyst Award
January 20, 2022Marlborough medical device company Boston Scientific will receive a 2022 Catalyst Award for its diversity and inclusion efforts.
January 20, 2022
Boston NAACP president launches secretary of state campaign
January 18, 2022Promising to make public records accessible and expand voting rights, attorney and life sciences executive Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP, launched her campaign for secretary of state Tuesday morning.
January 18, 2022
Community Foundation of North Central Mass. launches racial equity grants
January 11, 2022The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, in Fitchburg, announced on Tuesday the forthcoming launch of a new Racial Equity Grant Program, which will officially open on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
January 11, 2022
WBJ seeks ideas for Power 50 list
January 11, 2022The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking readers' ideas for this year's Power 50, WBJ's annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.
January 11, 2022
Best of Business 2022: Professional Services
Updated: January 10, 2022Ten companies won the 10 awards in the Best Professional Services supercategory, including Best Law Firm, Best Accounting Firm, Best Bank, and Best Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: January 10, 2022
Black Economic Council names Framingham-raised entrepreneur as new CEO
January 7, 2022The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts has named Nicole Obi as its new president and CEO, effective Monday, BECMA announced on Thursday.
January 7, 2022
GWCF granted $2M to local organizations in 2021
December 22, 2021The Greater Worcester Community Foundation announced Tuesday it has distributed 110 community grants to Central Massachusetts organizations in 2021, totaling $1.9 million, according to a press release from the nonprofit.
December 22, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Dr. Jessica Simons
December 20, 2021Since becoming the first female vascular surgeon ever hired by UMass Memorial Health in 2013, Simons has seen a gender evolution in her field.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Grace Moreno
December 20, 2021The LGBTQ+ business community in Central Massachusetts is supported in large part by the Massachusetts LGBT chamber.
December 20, 2021
People to Meet in 2022: Vincent Rougeau
December 20, 2021His merging of Holy Cross’s traditional Jesuit values with contemporary questions of race and politics makes for a unique perspective amid higher education’s rapidly evolving landscape.
December 20, 2021
Economic Forecast: Diversity, equity & inclusion at a crossroads
December 20, 2021In more ways than one, diversity, equity, and inclusion in Central Massachusetts is a work in progress.
December 20, 2021
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