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  • Cannabis licenses could be awarded next week

    State House News Service May 23, 2018

    With just more than a week until it can begin issuing business licenses, the Cannabis Control Commission is in the midst of conducting its first background checks for prospective legal marijuana businesses.

    State House News Service May 23, 2018
  • Three Central Mass. companies pay top exec at least 100 times higher than median employee

    Zachary Comeau May 23, 2018

    Three Central Massachusetts companies have reported CEO pay at least 100 times that of respective companies' median employees.

    Zachary Comeau May 23, 2018
  • TJX raises Q1 profit by 42%

    Zachary Comeau May 22, 2018

    Framingham retailer TJX Cos. raised its first-quarter profit nearly 42 percent over the same period last year.

    Zachary Comeau May 22, 2018
  • New phase to begin on Pleasant Valley Crossing in Sutton

    Grant Welker May 22, 2018

    Construction is set to begin in the next few weeks on the latest phase of retail space at the Pleasant Valley Crossing shopping center in Sutton.

    Grant Welker May 22, 2018
  • Medusa says financing is key to brewery growth

    May 22, 2018

    Opening a brewery can be difficult, especially with finances, which will always exceed a brewer's expectations, said Keith Sullivan, co-founder and general manager of Hudson-based Medusa Brewing Co. and vice president of the Mass. Brewers Guild.

    May 22, 2018
  • Construction begins on $21M Kelley Square building

    Grant Welker May 21, 2018

    Construction has started on a $21-million mixed-use building taking over the dirt parking lot in Worcester's Kelley Square.

    Grant Welker May 21, 2018
  • Former BJ's CEO to retire from board before public listing

    Zachary Comeau May 18, 2018

    As Westborough wholesale retailer BJ's Wholesale Club seeks another public listing, longtime company executive Laura Sen is retiring from the board of directors.

    Zachary Comeau May 18, 2018
  • BJ's seeks to go public again

    Zachary Comeau May 17, 2018

    Westborough bulk retailer BJ's Wholesale Club has filed papers to go public, the company announced Thursday.

    Zachary Comeau May 17, 2018
  • BJ's adds one-swipe wishlist, other new online features

    Grant Welker May 17, 2018

    BJ's Wholesale Club is adding a simple one-swipe move to its app allowing customers to add an item to their shopping wish list, a feature common with some dating sites.

    Grant Welker May 17, 2018
  • Jack's Abby wants craft beer united against big beer

    May 15, 2018

    Framingham craft beer maker Jack's Abby has transformed into an industry leader, increasing its employee count fivefold and raising its barrel production from 18,000 to 45,000 in three years.

    May 15, 2018
  • TJX lays off 300 IT workers

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018

    Retail giant TJX COs. has laid off 300 information technology workers as it outsources some services to a third-party provider, the company said in a statement.

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018
  • Successful family businesses learn & adapt

    Grant Welker May 14, 2018

    Family businesses likely don't see themselves as dictatorships, but to be multi-generational businesses, they've survived by adapting and looking ahead instead of how things have been done in previous generations.

    Grant Welker May 14, 2018
  • Tree House to grow Charlton headquarters by 30%

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018

    Craft beer maker Tree House Brewing Co. is planning a 16,000-square-foot expansion of its 52,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlton.

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018
  • Time to get smart on Mass. sales tax

    May 14, 2018

    The Massachusetts economy is continuing to strengthen. Since the state budget covers two years, now is the time to take a reasonable portion of that prosperity and feed it back into the local economy via sales tax relief.

    May 14, 2018
  • Maynard Crossing project to bring life back to vacant Digital Equipment Corp. site

    Grant Welker May 14, 2018

    Two decades have passed since Digital Equipment Corp. occupied a 58-acre site in Maynard just a mile south of town center. More than half of that time has been spent trying to redevelop the property.

    Grant Welker May 14, 2018
  • Central Mass. prepares for pot

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018

    On July 1, Massachusetts will open the doors to its newest industry: Retail weed.

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018

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Has your company created pathways for women, people of color and other minorities to advance to more senior positions?
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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.