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Government & Politics

  • Use government tax incentives to save cash and stimulate growth

    Lynn Tokarczyk Updated: May 16, 2022

    A variety of tax incentives are available to businesses with a proposed real estate expansion project, meaning the project is considered if it will result in job creation and a renovation or new construction at a Massachusetts site.

    Lynn Tokarczyk Updated: May 16, 2022
  • Ameresco awarded $7.9M U.S. Army contract

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022

    HSGS-Ameresco, LLC has been awarded a $7.9-million contract to design and construct a new solar energy system for the U.S. Army.

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022
  • Wood Partners to construct 276-unit mixed-use building in Marlborough

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022

    Developer Wood Partners is proposing a 276-unit mixed-use complex on a 4.5-acre parcel in Marlborough and will hold a public hearing on the proposal Monday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022
  • Former Mass. deputy treasurer to be interim chair of Cannabis Control Commission

    Alexander MacDougall May 9, 2022

    On Monday, Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed Sarah Kim as the interim chairman of the state Cannabis Control Commission, one week after former CCC Chairman Steven Hoffman abruptly resigned from the state body. 

    Alexander MacDougall May 9, 2022
  • Developers receive $315K grant for vacant Fitchburg property

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022

    MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development financing agency, awarded $315,175 to a developer planning to redevelop a vacant three-story building in downtown Fitchburg.

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022
  • Worcester developer to demolish Franklin Street restaurant, construct 24 apartments

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022

    A Worcester developer has plans to demolish a Franklin Street restaurant and redevelop the site into a 24-unit apartment complex, according to a proposal submitted to the Worcester Planning Board.

    Katherine Hamilton May 6, 2022
  • First half of 115-unit senior housing project in Auburn opens

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022

    A 55-unit, mixed-income senior housing complex at the former Mary D. Stone Elementary School in Auburn officially opened on Thursday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022
  • Site of Mount Carmel Church sold for $5.6M, construction on housing complex to begin

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022

    The 5.3-acre property of the former Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Mulberry Street in Worcester sold Wednesday for $5.6 million, Drew Higgins of Kelleher & Sadowsky Associate, Inc. in Worcester confirmed Thursday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022
  • Three Central Mass. health centers included in $1M MassDevelopment program

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022

    Three community health centers in Central Massachusetts have been selected among 22 centers across the state by MassDevelopment for its Community Health Center Grant Program. 

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022
  • Lunenburg apartments sell for $76M

    Katherine Hamilton May 3, 2022

    Emerald Place, a roughly 26-acre apartment complex on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, sold for $76 million on Friday, according to the Worcester North District Registry of Deeds.

    Katherine Hamilton May 3, 2022
  • Heywood Healthcare seeks to join UMass Memorial Health

    Alexander MacDougall May 3, 2022

    Heywood Healthcare, one of the last independent community healthcare systems in Central Massachusetts, has agreed in principle to join the UMass Memorial Health system, seeking to become part of the network with facilities in Worcester, Marlborough

    Alexander MacDougall May 3, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Dr. Matilde Castiel

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Dr. Matilde Castiel has been on the front lines in the battle against not only COVID-19, but other problems plaguing the region, such as opioid addiction and hepatitis A.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Ivette Olmeda

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Through her work as a MassDevelopment fellow, Ivette Olmeda has played an instrumental role in redefining a crucial block of Worcester’s Main South neighborhood into a bustling small business hub.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Bill Shaner

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Bill Shaner provides a counterpoint to the City's economic development strategy, by giving voice to negatively impacted groups and decrying the loss of cultural resources.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: David Jordan

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    As the head of the largest Central Mass. human service nonprofit – with $211 million in assets, more than triple the second-largest – David Jordan holds considerable sway, which he uses to enhance the industry and the lives of people throughout the

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Michael Angelini

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Few professionals in Central Massachusetts have their hands on as many levers of power as Michael Angelini, giving him a unique ability to make deals happen, arrange connections between powerful people, and mentor up-and-coming leaders in the

    Updated: May 2, 2022

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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.