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Nativity School officially opens first-ever girls division
July 15, 2024The formerly all-boys Jesuit middle school Nativity School of Worcester has welcomed its first cohort of 5th and 6th grade girls into its Julie Power Girls Division.
July 15, 2024
Hologic: U.S. ranks 30th in women's health, as care is no better off since height of COVID
July 12, 2024Women’s global health has not improved since the height of the pandemic, and in some cases, their health has decreased. In fact, though the U.S. has the highest healthcare spending out of all polled countries, it ranked 30th in the world in regards
July 12, 2024
Senate includes juvenile court reform in landmark economic development bill
July 12, 2024More teenagers could be prosecuted in the juvenile court system under a policy that senators tacked onto their sweeping $2.86 billion economic development bill during deliberations Thursday.
July 12, 2024
Longtime Country Bank CEO retiring, president to assume top role
July 11, 2024After 28 years at Country Bank and 48 years in the financial services industry, CEO and President Paul Scully is calling it a career.
July 11, 2024
Cookies-branded dispensary in Worcester sues California firm over $2M ownership sale
July 8, 2024Worcester-based social equity cannabis dispensary New Dia is suing a California-based entity, claiming the firm has failed to pay an agreed upon purchase price of $2 million for a minority stake in the dispensary.
July 8, 2024
Sturbridge nonprofit merges with Webster firm to create $66M human services agency
July 1, 2024Sturbridge-based human services nonprofit Venture Community Services on Monday merged with Life-Skills, a Webster-based services provider for those with intellectual, physical, and emotional disabilities.
July 1, 2024
CHIA: Racial diversity is lacking in Mass. healthcare leadership
June 28, 2024Newly released data shows the majority of leadership positions in the Massachusetts healthcare industry are held by white people, a fact that not only shapes workplace dynamics, but can often lead to negative healthcare delivery and outcomes for
June 28, 2024
Framingham nonprofit to open autism business training center at Natick Mall
June 26, 2024Advocates, a Framingham-based human services nonprofit, will open an autism training center for businesses and a social space for children and families impacted by autism.
June 26, 2024
WBJ wins second place at international business journalism competition
June 25, 2024Worcester Business Journal was celebrated as the second-best newspaper of its size at the annual 2024 Alliance of Area Business Publishers journalism competition on Friday evening.
June 25, 2024
As Asian-owned businesses struggle in Mass., report recommends dropping citizenship requirement for minority-owned certification
June 25, 2024As the number of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts have risen by 187% in the past two decades, a new survey shows Asian American & Pacific islander company owners are struggling in the economy, particularly among immigrant-owned businesses
June 25, 2024
Developing equity: New $50M fund seeks to address housing crisis and lack of diversity
Updated: June 24, 2024MassHousing and the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp have teamed up to launch what they say is the largest publicly led financing program of its kind in the country.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Providing a safe space: As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rises, local bar owners see their businesses as places of comfort and acceptance
Updated: June 24, 2024Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is on the rise nationally. Despite being known as a leading state for LGBTQ+ rights, that sentiment has trickled down to Massachusetts.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Franklin brewery to open beer garden on empty downtown Worcester lot
June 14, 202467 Degrees opened in 2020, just a month and a half before COVID-related shutdowns began.
June 14, 2024
Mass. officials take aim at anti-abortion centers with new public awareness campaign
June 11, 2024State officials unveiled a new public awareness campaign Monday to crack down on crisis pregnancy centers that officials say purport to offer legitimate reproductive health care but ultimately provide misleading information that can deter patients
June 11, 2024
Now on the cusp of retirement, Jennie Lee Colosi has built roads and broken glass ceilings at the largest Central Mass. woman-owned construction firm
Updated: June 10, 2024Though the construction industry may still feel like a boys’ club to Jennie Lee Colosi, she seems to have navigated it well over the past five decades.
Updated: June 10, 2024
Worcester hospital named best in state for underserved populations
June 5, 2024UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital in Massachusetts when it comes to serving low-income patients and those from varying racial backgrounds, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
June 5, 2024
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