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Small Business

  • Jobless Health Fund Assessment Rises 33 Percent

    March 16, 2012

    A state board has voted to increase the contributions businesses must make to a fund that provides health insurance to the unemployed, according to the

    March 16, 2012
  • Southborough Firm To Install Large Solar Array

    March 14, 2012

    Southborough property management and development firm Capital Group Properties will deploy a one-megawatt photovoltaic system at a 43,000-squar

    March 14, 2012
  • February Retail Sales See Improvement

    March 14, 2012

    Retail sales in February were up 8.6 percent over the same month a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation.

    March 14, 2012
  • Patrick Streamlines Business Regulations

    March 5, 2012

    Gov. Deval Patrick's office announced that he has approved the elimination or streamlining of 148 state regulations that apply to small businesses.

    March 5, 2012
  • Small Biz Groups: Mandating Sick Days In Mass. Will Hurt

    Kyle Cheney February 22, 2012

    Legally mandated paid sick days for workers would stamp out billions of dollars' worth of productivity and potentially 16,000 jobs over five years, according to a new report issued by a small-business advocacy group that has long opposed state leg

    Kyle Cheney February 22, 2012
  • Travel, Mobile Technology Top Business Expense Lists

    Brandon Butler February 7, 2012

    A survey of business leaders by Maynard online retailer RapidBuyr.com found that mobile technology and travel expenses are expected to top the list of purchases that business make this ye

    Brandon Butler February 7, 2012
  • Small Businesses Consultancy Expands Into Marlborough

    Brandon Butler February 2, 2012

    SCORE, a nonprofit group of retired business professionals that counsels small businesses, has opened an office in Marlborough.

    Brandon Butler February 2, 2012
  • January 23, 2012
  • Worcester Second Happiest Place To Work

    January 20, 2012

    CareerBliss, an online career website, found in a recent survey that Worcester is the second happiest city to work in, trailing only Miami, Fla.

    January 20, 2012
  • Webster First Eyes Expanded Territory

    December 16, 2011

    Webster First Federal Credit Union will open its first Middlesex County branch next year in Hopkinton, president and CEO Michael Lussier said today.It would be Webster First's 18th branch overall.

    December 16, 2011
  • 38 Central Mass. Companies Net $2.9M For Training

    December 13, 2011

    Companies in 21 Central Massachusetts communities will receive $2.9 million from a state fund that provides employee training money, according to Gov. Deval Patrick's office.

    December 13, 2011
  • Western Mass. Bank Opens Westborough Office

    December 2, 2011

    Pittsfield-based Berkshire Bank has opened its first office in Central Massachusetts.The bank, owned by publicly traded Berkshire Hills Bancorp., opened a commercial banking office yesterday at 45 Lyman St. in Westborough.

    December 2, 2011
  • Dry Ice Cleaner Finds Worcester Home

    December 2, 2011

    An Ohio-based company that makes dry ice cleaning and blasting systems has opened a sales and services location on Chilimark Street in Worcester.

    December 2, 2011
  • Local Group Looks To Revitalize Downtown Framingham

    Brandon Butler November 29, 2011

    The goal of Framingham Downtown Renaissance is simple: Help revitalize the downtown of MetroWest's largest community.

    Brandon Butler November 29, 2011
  • Worcester Parts Marker Changes Name

    November 18, 2011

    VisiMark Group Companies, a Worcester-based group of three marking companies, has changed its name to Durable Technologies.

    November 18, 2011
  • Local Sporting Goods Stores Strike Partnership

    Brandon Butler November 16, 2011

    Two local sporting stores are combining forces as Guertin Trophy of Auburn will change its name to City Trophy Co. to reflect its partnership with City Sporting Goods of Worcester.

    Brandon Butler November 16, 2011

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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.