Greater Worcester

Education

College presidents call Worcester endowment tax proposal short-sighted and ill-timed

Presidents of five Worcester colleges and universities are pushing back against the non-binding ballot initiative asking voters if college endowments should be subject to a 0.5% tax.

Hospitality

American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing NYC nonstop

American Airlines will once again be offering daily flights to Philadelphia from Worcester Regional Airport starting July 5.

Arts & Entertainment

Worcester music school appoints U.S. Air Force trombonist as next leader

Adams will join Pakachoag effective May 1, bringing with him more than 20 years of arts administration and music performance experience.

Banking & Finance

Despite protests, 170 mental health case managers may still lose jobs

About 170 state mental health case managers hoping their jobs might be saved found no relief in the spending plan released on Wednesday by the House budget committee.

Banking & Finance

Bay State Bank to work with state treasurer’s office to launch small business workshops

Worcester-based Bay State Bank has partnered with State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold two virtual workshops seeking to help the state’s entrepreneurs.

Hospitality

New social equity cannabis delivery service launches in Worcester

Just in time for 4/20, an unofficial holiday celebrating cannabis, a new marijuana delivery service is launching from a Worcester-based facility.

Banking & Finance

UMass Chan lays off and furloughs 200 employees

The layoffs and furloughs represent about 3% of UMass Chan’s entire workforce, which includes more than 6,500 employees total and more than 4,000 in Central Massachusetts.

Diversity & Inclusion

QCC union votes no confidence in President Pedraja following staff terminations

Following the no-confidence vote, union members are now engaging in a practice of work-to-rule, where they only adhere to the minimum requirements of their contracts.

Education

Worcester to ask voters if college endowments should be taxed

Both Mero-Carlson and Mayor Joseph Petty insisted these proposed mandatory payments to the city government are not a tax.

Banking & Finance

Worcester State receives $1.24M from former Becker College

Worcester State University will establish two nursing endowment funds and a study abroad program following a $1.24-million gift from assets of the city’s former Becker College.

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