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WBJ wins eight New England newspaper awards
March 25, 2024Highlighted by its collaboration with the Worcester Regional Research Bureau on the legacy of redlining in the city, Worcester Business Journal took home eight awards at New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2023 New England Better
March 25, 2024
WPI, Stow firm among those splitting $2.5M in Mass. clean energy grants
March 22, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
March 22, 2024
UMass Chan to create joint research hub with Lahey Hospital
March 22, 2024The new research hub will be an outgrowth of the UMass Chan-Lahey regional campus established in December 2022, which received approval from the New England Commission of Higher Education in January.
March 22, 2024
Survey: 25% of young people looking to leave Greater Boston region
March 12, 2024With the region already grappling with workforce shortages, a quarter of young professionals living in Greater Boston intend to move elsewhere over the next five years as they navigate their career prospects and housing affordability, a new survey
March 12, 2024
Healey, education secretary oppose MTA efforts to remove MCAS graduation requirement
March 4, 2024Tutwiler said the field is already flooded with "misinformation" about the proposal, stressing that it would not eliminate the MCAS altogether but would instead decouple results from high school graduation requirements.
March 4, 2024
Former Suffolk University assistant dean joining Framingham State to lead STEM efforts
March 4, 2024Nolfo-Clements has authored a number of scholarly papers about local wildlife, including papers about the squirrel population in the Boston Public Garden and the mammal population on Bumpkin Island in Boston Harbor.
March 4, 2024
Delayed nine-story, $350M UMass Chan research facility on track to finish in June
February 27, 2024Equipment and temporary construction offices will soon be removed from the school’s quad, allowing for its restoration in anticipation of its commencement ceremony slated for June 2.
February 27, 2024
David Jordan drops interim tag, becomes dean of Clark School of Management
February 20, 2024Jordan told WBJ in October that Clark was one of the few organizations able to pull him out of his recent retirement from Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates.
February 20, 2024
Reporting discrimination: New, but delayed, reporting requirements seek to identify bias in small business loan approvals and denials
Updated: February 19, 2024While generally supportive of the new rule, the lending industry is concerned about the onus the new requirements put on banks.
Updated: February 19, 2024
Steady, but too SLOW: Less than 16% of top executives and zero CEOs at major Central Mass. publicly traded companies are women
Updated: February 5, 2024The situation in Central Massachusetts, where 15.6% of named executive officers are female, largely mirrors the Massachusetts rate of 16.1% determined in a statewide census.
Updated: February 5, 2024
Achieving diversity in higher education, without affirmative action
Updated: February 5, 2024Halfway through her tenure as the university’s inaugural DEI fellow, Ilyasah Shabazz is helping Worcester State work to sustain an inclusive and welcoming environment
Updated: February 5, 2024
Nichols receives $1M anonymous donation for data science initiatives
January 25, 2024Students at Nichols College studying data science will soon have more resources at their disposal, following a $1-million donation to the school from an anonymous donor.
January 25, 2024
Healey's State of the Commonwealth address calls for increased education and transportation spending
January 18, 2024Beleaguered public transit, K-12 education, and the growing climate and clean energy technology sector would all get major boosts in state funding under Gov. Maura Healey's vision for the year ahead.
January 18, 2024
Spilka eyes another push for free community college in Mass.
January 11, 2024The Senate president has said that she hopes to make the state's 15 community colleges free for all by the fall of 2024, but her goal may be affected by the state's changing fiscal environment.
January 11, 2024
Best of Business 2024: Best Employee Services
Updated: January 8, 2024See who won Best of Business 2024 in the best employee services category.
Updated: January 8, 2024
Filling vacancies: Central Mass. businesses fight squeeze for workers
Updated: January 8, 2024As the number of job vacancies nationally nears 4 million, Central Mass. businesses push to find and keep workers.
Updated: January 8, 2024
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