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Health Foundation grants $900K to community health organizations
July 18, 2024The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded $890,455 through its Activation Fund grants program to eight local organizations addressing health issues throughout the community.
July 18, 2024
UMass Memorial Health awards $5M for 18 Worcester County nonprofits to bolster community care
July 17, 2024UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to 18 Worcester County nonprofits, aimed at bettering health outcomes and increasing access to care for underserved community members.
July 17, 2024
Family Health Center of Worcester launches new fundraiser, hopes to set donation record
July 16, 2024Family Health Center of Worcester, which is just coming off a year of financial troubles, is reimagining its fall fundraiser with the theme of celebrating Worcester’s culturally diverse communities.
July 16, 2024
Quinsigamond Community College VP to take over as MassBudget president
July 16, 2024MassBudget, a Boston-based think tank promoting equitable policy advancements, has named a vice president at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester as the not-for-profit’s new president, starting Aug. 1.
July 16, 2024
Central Mass. receives cut of $6.7M in federal funding to fight veteran homelessness
July 15, 2024Two Central Massachusetts nonprofits were among seven Massachusetts organizations to split $6.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support their outreach and case-management services targeted at ending veteran homelessness.
July 15, 2024
Nativity School officially opens first-ever girls division
July 15, 2024The formerly all-boys Jesuit middle school Nativity School of Worcester has welcomed its first cohort of 5th and 6th grade girls into its Julie Power Girls Division.
July 15, 2024
Hologic: U.S. ranks 30th in women's health, as care is no better off since height of COVID
July 12, 2024Women’s global health has not improved since the height of the pandemic, and in some cases, their health has decreased. In fact, though the U.S. has the highest healthcare spending out of all polled countries, it ranked 30th in the world in regards
July 12, 2024
Senate includes juvenile court reform in landmark economic development bill
July 12, 2024More teenagers could be prosecuted in the juvenile court system under a policy that senators tacked onto their sweeping $2.86 billion economic development bill during deliberations Thursday.
July 12, 2024
Longtime Country Bank CEO retiring, president to assume top role
July 11, 2024After 28 years at Country Bank and 48 years in the financial services industry, CEO and President Paul Scully is calling it a career.
July 11, 2024
Cookies-branded dispensary in Worcester sues California firm over $2M ownership sale
July 8, 2024Worcester-based social equity cannabis dispensary New Dia is suing a California-based entity, claiming the firm has failed to pay an agreed upon purchase price of $2 million for a minority stake in the dispensary.
July 8, 2024
Sturbridge nonprofit merges with Webster firm to create $66M human services agency
July 1, 2024Sturbridge-based human services nonprofit Venture Community Services on Monday merged with Life-Skills, a Webster-based services provider for those with intellectual, physical, and emotional disabilities.
July 1, 2024
CHIA: Racial diversity is lacking in Mass. healthcare leadership
June 28, 2024Newly released data shows the majority of leadership positions in the Massachusetts healthcare industry are held by white people, a fact that not only shapes workplace dynamics, but can often lead to negative healthcare delivery and outcomes for
June 28, 2024
Framingham nonprofit to open autism business training center at Natick Mall
June 26, 2024Advocates, a Framingham-based human services nonprofit, will open an autism training center for businesses and a social space for children and families impacted by autism.
June 26, 2024
WBJ wins second place at international business journalism competition
June 25, 2024Worcester Business Journal was celebrated as the second-best newspaper of its size at the annual 2024 Alliance of Area Business Publishers journalism competition on Friday evening.
June 25, 2024
As Asian-owned businesses struggle in Mass., report recommends dropping citizenship requirement for minority-owned certification
June 25, 2024As the number of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts have risen by 187% in the past two decades, a new survey shows Asian American & Pacific islander company owners are struggling in the economy, particularly among immigrant-owned businesses
June 25, 2024
Providing a safe space: As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rises, local bar owners see their businesses as places of comfort and acceptance
Updated: June 24, 2024Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is on the rise nationally. Despite being known as a leading state for LGBTQ+ rights, that sentiment has trickled down to Massachusetts.
Updated: June 24, 2024
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