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Small Business

  • Feds send $50K for biomedical initiatives in Worcester

    Sam Bonacci September 19, 2016

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded $50,000 to Worcester's to Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives as part of $3.4 million in national funding.

    Sam Bonacci September 19, 2016
  • Keep up the small business loans

    September 12, 2016

    The more Central Massachusetts firms who take the plunge and finance new investment and growth through small business loans, the stronger our economy will be.

    September 12, 2016
  • State reminds pharmacists of controlled substances protocols

    State House News Service September 8, 2016

    As the state continues efforts to curb opioid addiction, pharmacy overseers recently issued reminders to drug stores on a range of procedures.

    State House News Service September 8, 2016
  • Federal drought relief announced for Central Mass. businesses

    September 7, 2016

    The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses in Central Massachusetts that have been impacted by the ongoing drought.

    September 7, 2016
  • Puerto Rico trip, golf outing spending found in audit of Worcester co. and MassHealth

    Sam Bonacci September 7, 2016

    A state audit has revealed more than $300,000 in inappropriate payments to a Worcester adult foster care provider, including money used for golf outings, gifts and a trip to Puerto Rico.

    Sam Bonacci September 7, 2016
  • Sunovion plans $624M Canadian acquisition

    September 6, 2016

    Marlborough drugmaker Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Cynapsus Therapeutics for $624 million sometime in the fourth quarter.

    September 6, 2016
  • Amid safety concerns, lawmaker revisits Uber regulations

    State House News Service September 6, 2016

    Disturbed by recent arrests involving Uber drivers accused of assaulting passengers, Sen. Linda Dorcena-Forry, who backed an unsuccessful effort to fingerprint drivers of app-based ride-hailing services, predicts lawmakers will need to return to the

    State House News Service September 6, 2016
  • Mass. Biomedical Initiatives to get $50K from SBA

    Laura Finaldi September 2, 2016

    Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives in Worcester will receive a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration as a result of an accelerator fund competition.

    Laura Finaldi September 2, 2016
  • New overtime policy threatens access to care, protesters say

    State House News Service September 2, 2016

    With new regulations on overtime for personal care attendants now in effect, advocates gathered outside Gov. Charlie Baker's office Thursday to protest the changes they said could make it harder for people with disabilities to live independently.

    State House News Service September 2, 2016
  • Healey providing transgender law guidance to businesses

    State House News Service September 1, 2016

    When a transgender rights law kicks into effect Oct. 1 businesses should presume people are using the appropriate bathroom, but may inquire into people's gender identities when there is legitimate reason to believe they are using the wrong restroom

    State House News Service September 1, 2016
  • Micro-loan boosts Townsend small business

    Sam Bonacci August 31, 2016

    A $20,000 micro-loan has helped establish a new small business in Townsend as it looked to relocate and expand its operations.

    Sam Bonacci August 31, 2016
  • Worcester hardware store breaking ground on expansion

    Sam Bonacci August 29, 2016

    The 102-year-old, family owned Worcester company Barrows Hardware is set to break ground on a 6,300 square foot expansion tomorrow.

    Sam Bonacci August 29, 2016
  • 40 Under 40: Peter Dunn

    August 26, 2016

    Dunn works hand-in-hand with the small business community, managing the city's financial assistance programs for businesses as well as the brownfields program.

    August 26, 2016
  • West Boylston startup gets $200K to develop robot

    Sam Bonacci August 24, 2016

    Coventry Associates has been awarded a $200,000 grant that the West Boylston startup will use to develop an industrial robot.

    Sam Bonacci August 24, 2016
  • Farms feeling scorch of dry summer

    State House News Service August 19, 2016

    Standing in front of a patch of strawberry plants about 10 inches shorter than they would be during a wetter summer, Gov. Charlie Baker and other state officials on Thursday urged Massachusetts residents to conserve water and support their local

    State House News Service August 19, 2016
  • Marlborough coworking space launched

    Sam Bonacci August 18, 2016

    The DAVIS Companies have opened a new coworking space in Marlborough in collaboration with Marblehead-based WorkTable.

    Sam Bonacci August 18, 2016

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.