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40 Under Forty 2024: Olivia Jusme, diversifies the supply chain
Updated: August 19, 2024Jusme is a talented multitasker, a skill she picked up during her years at AIC pursuing a business management degree, where she balanced classes, being a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, supporting her household, and raising a child.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Christon Carney, singer teaching the next generation
Updated: August 19, 2024Carney headed west to Worcester following graduation, finding a city with a culture that reminded him of his hometown before it was changed by gentrification.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty: Catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary
Updated: August 19, 2024The nearly 1,000 winners of the 40 Under Forty awards from the last 25 years have gone onto great things, and we catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Stacey Luster, Class of 2000 - groundbreaking education executive
Updated: August 19, 2024Before she was named to the inaugural class of WBJ’s 40 Under Forty, Stacey Luster was breaking new ground as the first Black woman elected to Worcester City Council.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Jennessa Burks, artist educating the community
Updated: August 19, 2024Burks has left her mark on Worcester. Literally. She has collaboratively painted more than 20 murals throughout the city and has been commissioned to create more than 45 works of art total to be displayed across 18 states.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Raquel Castro-Corazzini, leads Worcester recreation
Updated: August 19, 2024Not only did Castro-Corazzini found Worcester’s Division of Youth Opportunities, she herself grew the department's team from a staff from one in 2016 to more than 100 in less than a decade.
Updated: August 19, 2024
House to vote Thursday on maternal health legislation
August 14, 2024Pregnant people and those who recently gave birth could gain access to expanded care options in Massachusetts under compromise maternal health legislation released Wednesday.
August 14, 2024
Longtime leader of Worcester Latino nonprofit to retire
August 13, 2024After nearly 20 years as president and CEO of the Worcester-based multicultural health and human services nonprofit CENTRO, Juan Gomez plans to retire come September.
August 13, 2024
Central Mass. Agency on Aging rebrands to mark 50th anniversary, launching mobile health service
August 2, 2024Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging in Worcester looks to celebrate its 50th anniversary serving older adults in the region.
August 2, 2024
Worcester Talking Book Library expands nationally with braille and audio certification
July 30, 2024The Worcester Talking Book Library will now provide audio materials to a national audience, as the Worcester Public Library subset has achieved certification to contribute to the Braille and Audio Reading Download, a free digital service providing
July 30, 2024
Mass. Supplier Diversity Office executive director to retire
July 23, 2024Bill McAvoy, executive director of the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office, will retire come fall.
July 23, 2024
The new president: Under Donna Hodge, Fitchburg State looks to provide more pathways for non-traditional students
Updated: July 22, 2024Hodge takes the role at a time where colleges across the country are facing the prospect of declining enrollment.
Updated: July 22, 2024
Home care, without the home: New pilot program aims to improve post-hospital care and reduce homelessness
Updated: July 22, 2024UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has partnered with the Framingham nonprofit South Middlesex Opportunity Council to open in February a seven-bed pilot respite program.
Updated: July 22, 2024
Breaking down barriers: Mass. is easing citizenship requirements to help immigrant-owned businesses obtain diversity certifications
Updated: July 22, 2024The SDO plans to amend its citizen requirement to allow immigrants with a legal status to qualify.
Updated: July 22, 2024
Family Health Center granted $30K to enhance pregnancy and postpartum services for people of color
July 19, 2024Family Health Center of Worcester is one of 12 Massachusetts organizations receiving $360,000 in grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation in support of efforts to improve perinatal care for pregnant people of color.
July 19, 2024
Worcester youth arts nonprofit replaces long-time executive director and co-founder
July 19, 2024For the first time since its founding in 2011, Worcester nonprofit Main IDEA Youth & Arts in Worcester has named a new executive director.
July 19, 2024
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