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Autism nonprofit to buy seven Central Mass. facilities with $17M bond
April 7, 2022MassDevelopment, the state’s development agency, issued a $16.5-million tax-exempt bond to Attleboro autism services nonprofit Amego Inc., to buy 16 facilities, including seven in Central Massachusetts.
April 7, 2022
Landlords charged over Fitchburg asbestos violations
April 7, 2022The violations concern renovation work at one Fitchburg multi-family residence and four Lowell apartments, all of which were marketed to college students, according to the Massachusetts attorney general.
April 7, 2022
Eric Batista named acting Worcester city manager for indefinite term
April 6, 2022The Worcester City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Assistant City Manager Eric Batista as acting city manager until a permanent city manager is appointed.
April 6, 2022
CENTRO to use federal $1M to make more efficient use of limited resources
Updated: April 4, 2022Worcester nonprofit CENTRO is planning to expand its reach further into the region’s immigrant and underserved communities, on the whole and in one area in particular: health care.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Manufacturing awards: Bristol Myers Squibb is building a workforce for cutting-edge drugmaking
Updated: April 4, 2022Bristol Myers Squibb is growing. It’s in the process of expanding its Devens facility to handle new, cutting-edge manufacturing, including personalized cell therapy for patients with cancer.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Unheard: Even as they gain more access to inner circles of power, women of color still feel like outsiders
Updated: April 4, 2022Latin and Black American women can have access to the inner circles – that’s diversity – but once inside, they face unique challenges, aggressions, and are often isolated from conversations. That shows lack of inclusion.
Updated: April 4, 2022
Chief diversity officers are fighting against burnout with resources, direct leadership access, and moral support
Updated: April 4, 2022Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders have some of the highest turnover rates among executives. The cause is manifold, but it often has to do with the organization a CDO is serving.
Updated: April 4, 2022
NEADS and Walmart to remove fake service dog vests from stores
March 30, 2022Princeton nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs collaborated with American retail giant Walmart to remove fake service dog vests from store shelves in Massachusetts and throughout the East Coast.
March 30, 2022
Walker Lofts developer proposing 251-apartment mixed-use building in downtown Worcester
March 28, 2022Anthony Rossi, the Boston-area developer who opened a 62-unit apartment complex in Worcester earlier in March, has submitted a proposal for a six-story mixed-use building including 251 units and commercial space.
March 28, 2022
Worcester’s chief diversity officer was the lowest-paid chief among City cabinet members
March 28, 2022Worcester’s chief diversity officer role was the lowest-paid chief position in the City cabinet in 2020, making a salary roughly $74,000 lower than the average c-suite city employee, according to 2020 data on Worcester’s website.
March 28, 2022
Worcester council to vote on assistant city manager as Augustus' interim replacement
March 28, 2022On Tuesday, the Worcester City Council will discuss appointing Assistant City Manager Eric Batista as interim City Manager, filling in for Edward Augustus.
March 28, 2022
Never leave a soldier behind: Worcester nonprofits help veterans face addiction
March 28, 2022U.S. veterans face many unique challenges navigating post-military life, but one local nonprofit has made it its mission to see them succeed. Veterans Inc., a Worcester based nonprofit, has become a national leader in providing services for veterans.
March 28, 2022
CPR legislation in Massachusetts seeks to improve cardiac arrest survival rates
March 28, 2022Four minutes can go by in an instant, but for someone going into sudden cardiac arrest, this is all the time they have in order to have the highest probability of surviving.
March 28, 2022
Four-legged battle buddies: NEADS service dogs help veterans
March 28, 2022Cliff Comptois of West Brookfield was just 18 years old when he signed up for the Army National Guard and later joined the Air Force National Guard, serving both branches in Strategic and Tactical Air Command.
March 28, 2022
Worcester nonprofit receives $975K for telehealth in communities of color
March 25, 2022CENTRO Inc., a Worcester nonprofit providing social services, secured $975,000 as part of the $1.5-trillion federal appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 12.
March 25, 2022Environmental firm fined $17K over asbestos at Kelley Square Flea Market
March 23, 2022The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Quincy-based Karma Environmental Services, Inc., $17,355 for asbestos violations while working at a Worcester site.
March 23, 2022
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