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Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022
Updated: May 2, 2022Worcester Business Journal began listing the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy in 2013, using various iterations of the concept to arrive at the Power 50, which started in 2018.
Updated: May 2, 2022
2022 Power 50: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Updated: May 2, 2022Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham is a key leader – perhaps the leader in Central Massachusetts – in guiding businesses to better diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
Updated: May 2, 2022
Clark to inaugurate President Fithian
April 29, 2022Clark University officially will inaugurate its 10th president, David Fithian, on Saturday, in a ceremony delayed two years by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 29, 2022
Fontaine Bros. creates corporate foundation
April 29, 2022The 89-year-old construction company Fontaine Bros., which is based in Springfield with a major operations in Worcester, has established a corporation foundation in which each of its employees has a say in where money is directed.
April 29, 2022
Holy Cross receives $2.5M to focus on racial and social justice
April 28, 2022Thanks to a $2.5 million gift, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is establishing an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.
April 28, 2022
Worcester State graduate returns to city, joins WBJ reporting staff
April 18, 2022Alexander MacDougall, most recently a staff writer at the Innovation Leader in Boston, has joined WBJ's newsroom to cover the health care and diversity & inclusion beats.
April 18, 2022
Worcester city employee earnings reveal top earners, gender and race pay gaps
April 12, 2022The City of Worcester on Monday released its employee earnings for 2021, which showed full-time female employees make 29% less on average than their male counterparts, while employees of color make 10-18% less than white employees.
April 12, 2022
SBA honors five Central Mass. businesses of the year
April 12, 2022The honors include Family Owned Business of the Year, Minority Owned Business of the Year, Women Owned Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Small Manufacturer of the Year.
April 12, 2022
UMass Memorial Health’s first-ever equity report shows 'harsh realities'
April 11, 2022UMass Memorial Health published its first-ever health equity report about its efforts to address racial disparities in health care in Central Massachusetts, largely through its COVID-19 response over the last two years.
April 11, 2022
Mass. Senate bill seeks to diversify cannabis industry
April 8, 2022Wide-ranging marijuana legislation that targets some of the most persistent issues that activists, regulators, businesses and municipalities have said are holding Massachusetts back from realizing the full potential of the 2016 legalization law
April 8, 2022
Chief diversity officers are fighting against burnout with resources, direct leadership access, and moral support
Updated: April 4, 2022Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders have some of the highest turnover rates among executives. The cause is manifold, but it often has to do with the organization a CDO is serving.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Q&A: Kennedy center launches trans health practice
Updated: April 4, 2022Steve Kerrigan, president & CEO, talks about Kennedy Community Health Center's expansion into Milford, his cooperative relationship with other nonprofit leaders, and the start of a new trans healthcare practice.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Manufacturing awards: Bristol Myers Squibb is building a workforce for cutting-edge drugmaking
Updated: April 4, 2022Bristol Myers Squibb is growing. It’s in the process of expanding its Devens facility to handle new, cutting-edge manufacturing, including personalized cell therapy for patients with cancer.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Unheard: Even as they gain more access to inner circles of power, women of color still feel like outsiders
Updated: April 4, 2022Latin and Black American women can have access to the inner circles – that’s diversity – but once inside, they face unique challenges, aggressions, and are often isolated from conversations. That shows lack of inclusion.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Manufacturing awards: Waters Corp. mentors students from diverse backgrounds
Updated: April 4, 2022Waters has longstanding partnerships with organizations including Junior Achievement and the Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston to encourage young people to consider jobs in technology and manufacturing.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Worcester’s chief diversity officer was the lowest-paid chief among City cabinet members
March 28, 2022Worcester’s chief diversity officer role was the lowest-paid chief position in the City cabinet in 2020, making a salary roughly $74,000 lower than the average c-suite city employee, according to 2020 data on Worcester’s website.
March 28, 2022
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