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