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Government & Politics

  • Ameresco, BlueWave, BCBS to unveil five solar farms

    August 18, 2017

    Ameresco, Blue Wave and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are celebrating the completion of five solar arrays in Hopedale and Mendon next month.

    August 18, 2017
  • QCC offering drone classes

    August 18, 2017

    Quinsigamond Community College is now offering a drone certification program, which the college says is the first of its kind at a Massachusetts community college.

    August 18, 2017
  • AMSC downsizing to $3.2M facility in Ayer

    Grant Welker August 18, 2017

    AMSC, the company downsizing from its massive Devens space, will land a few miles away in Ayer.

    Grant Welker August 18, 2017
  • QCC, MWCC denounce Nazis, KKK

    August 18, 2017

    Presidents of each of the 15 community college in the state - including two in Central Massachusetts - released a statement Thursday condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

    August 18, 2017
  • Access woes complicate heightened focus on behavioral health

    State House News Service August 18, 2017

    A lack of access to providers can pose barriers for people needing behavioral health care, according to industry officials who on Thursday suggested expanding access to telemedicine services.

    State House News Service August 18, 2017
  • Wormtown opening NH location, co-founder divesting

    Zachary Comeau August 18, 2017

    Worcester's Wormtown Brewery is opening a second location in New Hampshire after one of the brewery's co-founders agreed to sell his interest in the brewery.

    Zachary Comeau August 18, 2017
  • Nineteen chosen to compete for top biz growth honors

    State House News Service August 17, 2017

    Nineteen companies -- including Westborough-based Cumberland Farms -- from across the state have been selected to compete for the 2017 Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards, MassEcon announced Wednesday.

    State House News Service August 17, 2017
  • State turns to Texas exec Ramirez to fix MBTA

    State House News Service August 16, 2017

    Luis Ramírez, who handled a $3.5 billion line of business for General Electric and runs his own consulting firm in Texas, will take the reins as the new general manager and CEO of the MBTA,

    State House News Service August 16, 2017
  • Worcester City Council makes push for PawSox

    Zachary Comeau August 16, 2017

    The City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday to approve a resolution to support the city's effort to draw the Pawtucket Red Sox into a new stadium in Worcester.

    Zachary Comeau August 16, 2017
  • UMMS panel to call for protection of NIH funding

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017

    Congressman James McGovern and others will call on Congress and the White House not to cut National Institutes of Health funding for critical medical research in a panel discussion today.

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017
  • Health Connector launches small business website

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017

    The Massachusetts Health Connector has launched a website dedicated to health plan shopping for small business owners and employees.

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017
  • MBTA agrees to test regular service to Foxborough on Franklin, Fairmount line

    State House News Service August 15, 2017

    Regular daily commuter rail service will run to Foxborough beginning in the spring of 2019 under a pilot program that critics say could diminish service in Boston.

    State House News Service August 15, 2017
  • Pending home sales drop for the first time since 2015

    State House News Service August 10, 2017

    For the first time in two years, pending single-family home sales dropped last month compared to the year prior.

    State House News Service August 10, 2017
  • State approves expansion to create $210M Medway power plant

    Zachary Comeau August 10, 2017

    A state board has approved Exelon's proposed 200-megawatt expansion of its existing Medway facility after more than two years of deliberation.

    Zachary Comeau August 10, 2017
  • Nearly 100 Worcester businesses join PawSox push

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017

    The effort by Worcester officials to convince the Red Sox' Triple-A affiliate to move from Rhode Island to Worcester was joined by 98 key Central Massachusetts business leaders.

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017
  • Company fined $100K for Worcester streetlight project

    Grant Welker August 9, 2017

    A now-defunct company allegedly paid employees less than prevailing wages for a Worcester streetlight repair project is being forced to pay $100,000 in restitution and penalties.

    Grant Welker August 9, 2017

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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.