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Education

  • Bemis Associates: Learning by doing

    Christina P. O'neill November 9, 2015

    Bemis Associates, which manufactures heat seal film adhesives, coatings and tapes for activewear, rainwear, military, tent, hazmat and other applications, does not hesitate to put trainees in positions that exceed their comfort levels.

    Christina P. O'neill November 9, 2015
  • Reliant Medical Group: Team approach to advancement

    Christina P. O'neill November 9, 2015

    Patients undergoing treatment at Reliant Medical Group experience a seamless process in which their records are shared across the provider network. What they don't see – but benefit from – is a comprehensive education and training program that has

    Christina P. O'neill November 9, 2015
  • Venture Community Services offers wellness bonuses

    Emily Micucci November 9, 2015

    People who work in the human services industry usually aren't in it for the big salaries. But feeling valued by your employer makes up for some of that shortfall, or so goes the philosophy at Venture Community Services, based in Sturbridge.

    Emily Micucci November 9, 2015
  • Holy Cross to host Women in Business conference

    November 6, 2015

    Ethics and values in business will be at the forefront of the discussion when the College of the Holy Cross hosts over 170 alumnae and females students Saturday at the 10th annual Women in Business Conference.

    November 6, 2015
  • Inmates to get 'new beginning' through MWCC education

    November 6, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College has partnered with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office to bring education and workforce training to inmates. It's an effort to give inmates direction — well away from jail — once they're out.

    November 6, 2015
  • MWCC recognized as a military-friendly school

    November 5, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) has again been recognized by Victory Media as a top military-friendly school for veterans, active military members and their dependents.

    November 5, 2015
  • Clark signs on to national women-in-business effort

    November 5, 2015

    Clark University has backed a White House based effort to establish best practices among business schools in an effort to expand opportunities for women in business.

    November 5, 2015
  • WPI team creates virtual human

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015

    Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a virtual human by digitizing and combining high-resolution images of thin slices of an actual human body, WPI announced Tuesday.

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2015
  • Baker signs spending bill, boosts rainy day fund

    State House News Service November 3, 2015

    Asking for more time to report on changes at the Department of Children and Families, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a spending bill that steers $120 million into the state rainy day fund and dedicates $27.8 million towards opioid treatment and

    State House News Service November 3, 2015
  • Framingham State celebrates new labs

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015

    Framingham State University will celebrate the opening of the university's new state-of-the-art science facility at a ceremony this afternoon.

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2015
  • 2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Susan Gunnell, Southbridge Savings Bank

    October 26, 2015

    Over the course of 35 years, Susan Gunnell has made Southbridge Savings Bank her home, rising through the ranks from teller in 1980 to the company's second-in-command as executive vice president and chief operating officer today.

    October 26, 2015
  • 2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Joyce Murphy, Commonwealth Medicine

    October 26, 2015

    Joyce A. Murphy is executive vice chancellor and the chief executive of Commonwealth Medicine, the healthcare consulting division of UMass Medical School, where she works with state agencies, businesses and nonprofits to increase the effectiveness

    October 26, 2015
  • 2015 Outstanding Women In Business: Naureen Meraj, NTT Data

    October 26, 2015

    Naureen Meraj is senior global director in the Shrewsbury office for Japanese information-technology firm NTT Data, starting her career just four years ago after a decade as a homemaker and quickly launching one of the first gamification practices

    October 26, 2015
  • Accolades & Honors

    October 26, 2015

    Dick Fiske Sr. and his Heart to Heart Foundation of North Brookfield was honored by the Children's Smile Coalition at Hanover Theatre in Worcester last month.

    October 26, 2015
  • Saint V is region's most profitable hospital

    Emily Micucci October 26, 2015

    In fiscal 2014, Saint Vincent Hospital was the most profitable outside of Greater Boston at $65.2 million.

    Emily Micucci October 26, 2015
  • Cultural organizations tout $15M foundation award

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 26, 2015

    For local nonprofits, it can be a never-ending marathon to gather the dribs and drabs of money that keep the lights and the paychecks signed, which explains the enthusiasm in the voice of Joseph Cox when he talks of the $2 million his EcoTarium

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 26, 2015

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.