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With affirmative action now barred in college admissions, workplace and education officials expect an immediate impact in the diversity at the start of the workforce talent pipeline and worry about a cooling effect on DEI efforts overall.
The second-largest credit union in Central Massachusetts, Littleton’s Workers Credit Union, will have a new leader, as longtime President and CEO Doug Petersen retired on Friday.
Renee Diaz discusses having the courage to take a hard look at her business' spending.
Bowditch & Dewey Partner AiVi Nguyen says a number of legal obstacles come up during slow economic times.
Executives with aspirations of an early retirement or maintaining a higher standard of living in retirement will need to make smart decisions around these supplemental plans and utilize them effectively to optimize their long-term financial plan.
Human resources departments have a core element in compensation and benefits packages.
Amid continuing economic concerns, business pessimism is on the rise in the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index.
As small businesses continue to navigate the post-COVID economic landscape, there is an often-overlooked sector of the economy potentially key to the revitalization of Main Street America: franchises.
Even though the entire industry totals just 15 colleges and universities through Central Massachusetts, higher education remains a strategically important industry and plays a critical role in the region’s economy.
When the news of the Supreme Court’s decision broke, we in the WBJ newsroom wrote it up for WBJournal.com. Even though we pride ourselves in being intensely focused on local business news, the decision was too massive for us not to mention it.
People are on the move at Saint Vincent Hospital, Rockland Trust, and ERA Key Realty Services.
Just before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Gov. Maura Healey administration struck a deal to pay the federal government $2.1 billion for an error made under her predecessor, in which COVID pandemic funds were improperly used to cover some unemployment benefits. Even without this extra burden, the Massachusetts unemployment insurance fund was set to be insolvent by late 2027 due to more structural problems, as well as typically having the best unemployment benefits in the country. The unemployment insurance fund is typically paid for by taxes and fees on employers, although with the extra $2.1 billion from Healey's deal, business associations are asking the state to consider using some of its $8.83 billion Commonwealth Stabilization Fund, colloquially known as the Rainy Day Fund, to stabilize the unemployment system and minimize the extra burden on employers.
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