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  • Fattman: Mass. foster children need 'electronic backpacks'

    State House News Service June 3, 2015

    Foster children in Massachusetts run a greater risk of having incomplete medical records, receiving duplicate immunizations and being more frequently misdiagnosed, according to a senator pressing f

  • Boots to bootstrapping: Military vets find host of resources to succeed in business

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal May 25, 2015

    The transition from military to civilian life is a notoriously tough one, but many veterans have a set of skills that's well suited to running a business. And there are a number of public- and private-sector resources devoted to helping ex-military…

  • Central Mass. wonders: What's in store for us amid potential T shakeup?

    Sam Bonacci May 11, 2015

    Gov. Charlie Baker is aiming to restructure the MBTA in an effort to improve public transportation. Central Massachusetts communities are wondering whether these improvements will extend to the commuter rail lines that serve the region.

  • McGovern pushes for local say in propane sites

    Rick Saia May 4, 2015

    <i>(UPDATED May 5 at 8:20 a.m.)</i> U.S. Rep. James McGovern has filed a bill that would give states and local communities the ability to regulate propane gas facilities that are operated by rail carriers, his office announced Monday.

  • Tufts Veterinary hospital to undergo $8.6M renovation

    Sam Bonacci April 29, 2015

    The Foster hospital at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton will undergo an $8.6 million renovation that will boost exam and treatment areas, the organization announced Wednesday.

  • McGovern joins Grafton bid to halt rail line's propane hub

    Emily Micucci April 27, 2015

    More than two years after Grafton selectmen sued to prevent the Grafton and Upton Railroad from delivering and installing four 80,000-gallon propane tanks at a planned North Grafton transloading facility, the dispute continues.

  • State supports expansion effort at Northbridge business

    March 26, 2015

    An $8.1 million expansion project at WGM Fabricators of Northbridge has been approved for the state's Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), the state's investment tax credit program for businesses.

  • Q&A with Bill DiBenedetto, President, Lampin Corp.

    Rick Saia March 16, 2015

    The manufacturing industry in Central Massachusetts isn't as robust as it was decades ago. But there are still robust companies. That includes Lampin Corp. of Uxbridge. The maker of such products as pulleys and MITRPAK gearboxes said it enjoyed 22-…

  • Hudson lumber firm sold to Koopman

    March 9, 2015

    A 128-year-old family-owned lumber company in Hudson has been sold to Koopman Lumber of Whitinsville and now bears the Koopman name.

  • New solar sites going up in Uxbridge

    March 9, 2015

    Three solar-energy stations are expected to be completed in Uxbridge and will serve residential and commercial electric ratepayers for National Grid, according to the project developer.

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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.

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