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QCC granted funding bump for third year of workforce training for formerly incarcerated individuals

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has received a slice of $2.6 million in state funding to train formerly incarcerated individuals returning to the workforce for jobs in the culinary, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, and healthcare industries.

WooSox broadcaster named radio voice for New York Knicks games

Tyler Murray, the television and radio play-by-play broadcaster for the WooSox since 2022, has been named the new radio voice of the New York Knicks.

🔒Q&A: Entrepreneur launches AI medtech startup

Honeycutt is dedicating his new endeavor to helping advance health communication using AI technology with his company MetaScriptMD

Movers & Shakers for Sept. 16, 2024

Higher-ups at Fidelity Bank, American Banker’s Association, and Leominster Credit Union are advancing in their careers.
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🔒Inclusive development: The dustup over WPI’s hotel plans sparked a debate over who sits at Worcester’s tables of power

The WPI hotel-to-housing controversy sparked a secondary conversation about the organization which initially led the charge by sending WPI a fiery public letter.

🔒The search for sustainable change: Worcester is close to filling its long-vacant DEI role, which was restructured in hopes of creating stability

The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.

🔒Bridging the gap: Joint Open Sky-Seven Hills program is boosting BIPOC representation in the mental health field

As the U.S. faces an ongoing behavioral health provider shortage, one Worcester program is working to boost BIPOC representation in the mental health field.
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Unemployment strained as benefits outpace funding

Four and a half years after COVID-19 upended the state's economy, joblessness remains low, total employment has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and the fund used to pay jobless benefits has more than $2.5 billion on hand.

Grafton Flea Market owners buy another Worcester property in $1.1M Coes Square retail plaza

A 8,561-square-foot Worcester retail plaza has been sold for $1.13 million to the owners of the Grafton Flea Market.
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