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February 5, 2018

Boardroom Gap: Central Mass. male executives make $1.3M vs. $573K for women

Grant Welker

The highest-paying jobs among Central Massachusetts' most prominent organizations are overwhelming held by men, while the sectors with the greater gender mix are typically lower paying.

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    Page One Story

    Boardroom Gap: Women vastly underrepresented in Central Mass. corporate leadership

    Grant Welker

    A three-month WBJ investigation into 75 prominent Central Massachusetts business organizations found women comprise a disproportionately low percentage of senior executives and board seats.

  • Charitable works

    Central Mass. organizations like Workers Credit Union and the Worcester Community Action Council are just some that gave to charities in January.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    The definition of insanity

    Brad Kane

    We can't capture the best stories, best advice and greatest intelligence of the Central Mass. business community by relying on half the population.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Following $230M Commerce buy, Berkshire moves forward with fresh faces

    Emily Micucci

    Four months after acquiring Worcester's Commerce Bank for $230 million, Pittsfield's Berkshire Hills Bancorp., Inc. has replaced the old Commerce leadership as it strives to maintain the brand's market presence.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Regulations will create progressive Massachusetts marijuana industry

    Steven Hoffman

    The chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission says well-founded regulations rooted in public input will help Massachusetts create a leading national marijuana industry.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Editorial: The importance of diversity

    There is no question more women are in leadership positions today than a generation ago, but improving on the past doesn't necessarily mean we've reached the right level of diversity. While women represent 49 percent the workforce, they don't come close to half the leadership in our companies.

  • UMass Memorial bids farewell to Patrick Muldoon

    Emily Micucci

    Muldoon worked his last day on Jan. 31, after reversing the Worcester hospital's fortunes in the last four years.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I Know About ... Maintaining productivity as employees care for loved ones

    Lori Poisson

    10) Establish onsite support groups to help employees manage the stress, guilt and frustration often accompanying caregiving.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Power grid solutions needed to avoid blackouts

    Gordon Van Welie

    The challenges to power system reliability require action from policymakers, regulators and the energy industry.

  • Accolades

    Two employees at Sturbridge-based McCurdy Insurance passed licensing exams. Justin Bellinger, commercial lines manager, and Emily Simons, a personal lines risk manager, both passed the Massachusetts Producer's Pro

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Central Mass. firms praise GOP tax savings

    Zachary Comeau

    Although all the ramifications are yet to be realized, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Republican-backed tax overhaul Congress passed almost entirely along party lines in December, has led to local companies reinvesting in their U.S. operations.

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Today's Poll

Has your business increased its use of AI technology in the last year?
Poll Description

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Wednesday the opening of a new Health AI Assurance Laboratory, in partnership with Bedford non-for-profit research-and-development center MITRE. As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in health care, the center is designed to provide validation for the use of the technology, to address concerns including technical robustness and safety, transparency, diversity and fairness, as well as societal and environmental well-being. The UMass Chan's center comes as more applications using AI are being developed for a wide variety of business applications, raising concerns about overreliance on the technology and its impact on employees.

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