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Green Business

  • Northborough firm to open Marlborough research facility for electric vehicle technology

    Kevin Koczwara September 23, 2022

    A new technology company is coming to Marlborough, as part of its expansion into the electric vehicle market.

    Kevin Koczwara September 23, 2022
  • NYT, Boston Globe correspondent to lead WBJ's manufacturing, energy coverage

    September 22, 2022

    Worcester Business Journal has hired Kevin Koczwara, a longtime Worcester journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Rolling Stone, as its newest staff writer.

    September 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Katherine Aguilar

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022

    At 25, Aguilar started her own company: the first plastic-free gift shop in Worcester.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: August 22, 2022
  • 40 Under Forty 2022: Eric Gratz

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022

    As the co-founder of Ascend, a lithium-ion battery recycling company, Gratz is helping to establish Central Massachusetts as a player in the battery eco-space.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: August 22, 2022
  • Mass. clean energy bill becomes law

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service August 12, 2022

    Gov. Charlie Baker was able to overcome his agita and on Thursday signed the Legislature's compromise offshore wind and climate policy bill, but he aired "deep misgivings" with some parts of the law and the way the House and Senate addressed his

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service August 12, 2022
  • Polar Beverages joins national recycling movement

    Laura Finaldi August 4, 2022

    Polar Beverages, the venerable Worcester manufacturer of sparkling water beverages, has joined a nationwide movement aimed at reducing food waste and promoting recycling. 

    Laura Finaldi August 4, 2022
  • Ascend Elements to invest up to $1B in new Kentucky facility

    Laura Finaldi August 3, 2022

    A Westborough manufacturing company plans to invest up to $1 billion for a new, 500,000-square-foot production facility it plans to open in Kentucky.

    Laura Finaldi August 3, 2022
  • State nearing deal on $11B infrastructure improvement financing

    Colin A. Young and Chris Lisinski from State House News Service August 1, 2022

    The House and Senate are sending Gov. Charlie Baker a bill to borrow and spend more than $11 billion to improve the state's transportation infrastructure Sunday afternoon and Rep.

    Colin A. Young and Chris Lisinski from State House News Service August 1, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop 11 cents 

    Ellie Lester July 19, 2022

    Massachusetts gasoline prices continued to decline in the past week, falling 11 cents to an average of $4.63 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday. 

    Ellie Lester July 19, 2022
  • Worcester County rural landowners now eligible for carbon credit program

    Timothy Doyle July 18, 2022

    Worcester County woodland property owners can now get paid to maintain their forests.

    Timothy Doyle July 18, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop 8 cents

    Ellie Lester July 5, 2022

    Massachusetts gasoline prices dipped 8 cents in the last week, now averaging $4.84 per gallon of regular unleaded on Tuesday.

    Ellie Lester July 5, 2022
  • At $32M, TJX CEO leads Central Mass. highest-paid executives

    Alexander MacDougall July 5, 2022

    Central Massachusetts has a new highest-paid public company leader: Ernie Herrman, president and CEO of the TJX Cos. Inc. in Framingham.

    Alexander MacDougall July 5, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop 7 cents

    Ellie Lester June 29, 2022

    Massachusetts gasoline prices fell 7 cents in the past week, settling at a new average of $4.93 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday.

    Ellie Lester June 29, 2022
  • Employers make case to energy bill conferees

    Chris Lisinski from State House News Service June 15, 2022

    More than two dozen businesses called on lawmakers Tuesday to keep a focus on rolling out broader electric vehicle use in the final version of an energy bill locked up in private negotiations, throwing their support behind several provisions that

    Chris Lisinski from State House News Service June 15, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices rise 23 cents to reach record high

    Ellie Lester June 7, 2022

    Massachusetts’ average gas price rose 23 cents in the past week to find a record high of $4.96 per gallon of regular unleaded.

    Ellie Lester June 7, 2022
  • New 111-unit Worcester development, The Kiln, slated for fall opening

    Timothy Doyle June 3, 2022

    Worcester developer GoVenture Capital Group, LLC projects its new 111-unit apartment development now branded as The Kiln will open this fall in the city’s Greendale neighborhood.

    Timothy Doyle June 3, 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.