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  • 40 Under Forty 2020: Dave Ryan

    Riley Garand Updated: August 17, 2020

    By the time Dave Ryan was 25, he was already a corporate controller of a $50-million manufacturing company, Superior Cake Products. Ryan impressively grew United Medical Waste from a startup to a multimillion dollar company in – wait for it – five

    Riley Garand Updated: August 17, 2020
  • 40 Under Forty 2020: Nicholas S. Lynch

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020

    At Webster Five, Lynch might seem to have a by-the-numbers type job, maybe buried in paperwork. He sees it as being trusted with a role in one of the most important decisions in someone’s life: buying a home.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020
  • Movers & Shakers for August 17, 2020

    August 17, 2020

    Dr. PETER ANTKOWIAK has been named the medical director of the emergency department at Harrington HealthCare System, which has emergency care centers in Southbridge and Webster.

    August 17, 2020
  • 40 Under Forty 2020: Tracy Baldelli

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020

    Tracy Baldelli has what can be an unenviable task of asking people for money.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020
  • 40 Under Forty 2020: Abigail Mathews

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020

    Abigail Mathews helps lead the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center’s three Worcester Public School care centers, giving her an opportunity to meet with countless students and help make sure they’re receiving regular care.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020
  • WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2020

    Brad Kane Updated: August 17, 2020

    This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an

    Brad Kane Updated: August 17, 2020
  • Central Mass. colleges face an unprecedented semester

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020

    Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020
  • 40 Under Forty 2020: Dr. Jennifer (Zorge) Litchfield

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020

    Litchfield considers herself an ultimate townie, living in the same Shrewsbury neighborhood she and her husband both grew up in.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 17, 2020
  • Community colleges see opening in changed higher ed world

    State House News Service August 13, 2020

    A summertime advertisement from Cape Cod Community College makes its case in plain financial terms: one course at the school will cost $670 during the upcoming pandemic-affected semester, compared to more than $2,000 at many four-year colleges.

    State House News Service August 13, 2020
  • Becker joins local colleges changing to online only

    Grant Welker August 13, 2020

    Becker College in Worcester has become the third in the city this week to say it is shifting classes online for the fall semester as worries mount about rising coronavirus cases in Massachusetts and travel restrictions in place from those coming

    Grant Welker August 13, 2020
  • Mass. leaders say support for higher education is inadequate

    Grant Welker August 11, 2020

    Government leaders in the United States no longer prioritize funding higher education at levels needed to keep colleges solvent and competitive with overseas options, Massachusetts education leaders said in a Worcester Business Journal webinar

    Grant Welker August 11, 2020
  • Holy Cross reverses fall semester plans, goes online-only

    Grant Welker Updated: August 11, 2020

    College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has changed its plans for the fall semester, electing to go online-only and allow a very limited number of students to live on campus, the school's president said in a letter to the campus community Monday.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 11, 2020
  • Robert Foisie's ex-wife may once again pursue his $4.5M donation to WPI

    Monica Benevides August 5, 2020

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the first circuit vacated a decision made by a U.S. District Court judge last year, allowing the ex-wife of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s largest donor to continue pursuing legal options to retrieve funds her late

    Monica Benevides August 5, 2020
  • Clark appoints new business dean

    August 4, 2020

    Clark University has appointed a new dean of its School of Management, who will begin in the new role in September.

    August 4, 2020
  • Larger employers in Central Mass. now are prioritizing diversity & inclusion leadership positions

    Devina Bhalla Updated: August 3, 2020

    Central Massachusetts businesses, against the backdrop of the growing Black Lives Matter movement, are placing renewed focus on diversity & inclusion in their organizations.

    Devina Bhalla Updated: August 3, 2020
  • Movers & Shakers for August 3, 2020

    Updated: August 3, 2020

    People are on the move at the Massachusetts Bankers Association, UMass Medical School and Harrington Physician Services' Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practice, among others.

    Updated: August 3, 2020

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The number of artificial intelligence programs, such large language models and other such technology, are becoming more pervasive and are being catered to specific industries and specific tasks. On Aug. 18, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education responded to the increased use of AI in the classroom by releasing statewide AI guidance for educators.