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Workers at Oxford cannabis dispensary seek to unionize, citing low morale and pay
Eric Casey February 29, 2024“It’s kind of sad when you see [co-workers] walking into the building looking like they’re on death row,” one employee said, “It wasn’t like this before.”
North Grafton dispensary, CEO sued for alleged lack of repayment for $100K loan
Eric Casey February 22, 2024Another Central Massachusetts cannabis company is in hot water over debt, as Grafton-based dispensary Discern'd Cannabis Purveyors has been sued for allegedly failing to make payments on a $100,000 loan.
Q&A: Worcester tech entrepreneur aims to put software on the moon
Emily Micucci Updated: February 19, 2024Brian Geisel went the Steve Jobs route and dropped out of college after a year to write software. His philosophy is to hire talented people who can write innovative code in the artificial-intelligence and machine-learning realms.
Dudley cannabis dispensary sued over alleged $56K in unpaid invoices
Eric Casey February 7, 2024The lawsuit alleges that Greatest Hits made two purchases of wholesale products totaling a value of $56,330 but failed to make on-time payments.
In wake of Uxbridge $1.2M lawsuit settlement, Worcester reveals it stopped collecting cannabis impact fees in early 2023
Eric Casey February 2, 2024Worcester joined a growing list of municipalities no longer collecting community impact fees from cannabis businesses in January 2023, after collecting nearly $5.2 million in those fees from fiscal 2019 to 2023.
Q&A: From the Antiques Roadshow to the Willard House & Clock Museum
Emily Micucci Updated: February 5, 2024The study of time is an important science people today don’t appreciate, said Robert Cheney, executive director of Grafton’s Willard House & Clock Museum.
Cannabis businesses urge local governments to return impact fees, as Uxbridge pays $1.2M to settle lawsuit
Eric Casey January 19, 2024“Hopefully this is a cautionary tale for those municipalities that are still resistant to refunding unsubstantiated community impact fees,” Thomas MacMillian, the legal representative for Caroline’s, told WBJ in an email.
Q&A: Generating power, throughout the Northeast
Emily Micucci Updated: January 22, 2024Timothy Geary co-founded Prime Power Rentals with Brian Kerins as they saw demand increase from utility companies in helping to stabilize the electric grid.
Animal nonprofits in Central Mass. are seeing record demand while donations remain stagnant
Sloane M. Perron Updated: January 22, 2024In a post-COVID world, the demand for these services is higher than ever, yet animal nonprofits are reporting financial crises as flattening donations are failing to cover expenses.
Eastern Acoustic Works to move headquarters to Franklin as part of expansion
Eric Casey January 17, 2024“This expansion and relocation to Franklin is a great step for EAW in our plans for growth, as well as our continuous drive for innovation and technological advancement of how we can deliver the best quality sound systems and solutions to our…
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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.
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