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UMass Memorial partnership to deliver pediatric care for cleft palates, other craniofacial anomalies

In an effort to boost access to craniofacial care for children, Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health has teamed up with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a California-based medical nonprofit.

Steward’s physician network changes name as purchase transaction is finalized

The sale of Steward Health Care's physician network to the Rural Healthcare Group has been finalized, the buyer announced Thursday along with a new name for the consolidated company: Revere Medical.

Mass. launches equity dashboard to support veteran employment

State officials on Thursday announced the launch of a veterans' equity dashboard and promoted the availability of a $2,500 tax credit that small businesses can claim for hiring qualified veterans, ahead of National Veterans and Military Families Month commemorated each November.

Francis Carroll, longtime Worcester business leader and philanthropist, dies

Francis Carroll, a longtime leader in the Worcester business and nonprofit communities and Korean War veteran, has passed away.
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Servers rally against tipped wage initiative at State House as election nears

With less than a week until Election Day, about 16 restaurant workers gathered on the State House steps to urge Bay Staters to vote against Question 5, warning the measure would lead to job losses and reduced services, and fall short of proponents' goal to boost the livelihoods of tipped employees.

State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms

As regulators were discussing removing the two-driver rule in Worcester, cannabis delivery operators were explaining the impact of the CCC’s three-year-long delay in removing the rule to lawmakers on Beacon Hill. 

Report: Worcester County tourism generated $1.3B in 2023, ranking 5th in Mass.

Tourism in Worcester County accounted for some of the highest economic impact among Massachusetts' 14 counties in 2023, which combined accumulated $23.6 billion in spending statewide.

Mass. re-launches job platform for employers to post positions in key industries

More than a year after it originally launched, the state’s online job platform MassTalent has officially gone live with enhanced search options and resources.
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Mass. to lift hiring waiver requirement for state agencies come November

State agencies will no longer need to solicit waivers to bring on new employees starting Friday, but they will still need to have wiggle room in their spending plans under revised hiring controls from the Healey administration.

UMass Memorial names new president of Worcester’s largest hospital, appoints two to C-suite

Justin Precourt, interim president of Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center, has officially shed his provisional title, assuming his role as president of the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts. 
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