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    USDA makes federal help available to Mass. farmers

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service August 2, 2023

    Bay State farmers whose crops were destroyed in recent floods can now apply for low-interest loans and refinance existing loans, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated parts of the state primary natural disaster areas on Tuesday.

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    Raise Up not taking minimum wage hike to 2024 ballot

    Michael P. Norton and Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 2, 2023

    Supporters of a minimum wage increase have opted not to pursue a ballot question in 2024.

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    After tumultuous year, Family Health Center reports $1M+ surplus

    Isabel Tehan August 1, 2023

    Family Health Center of Worcester ended fiscal 2023 with a $1.2-million surplus, a far cry from the organization’s financial peril in fall 2022.

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    Legislature reviving program to prevent evictions

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 1, 2023

    A pandemic-era program that paused roughly 10,000 eviction cases while tenants sought financial aid could return as a permanent tool if Gov. Maura Healey joins lawmakers in support.

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    Beacon Hill leaves seniors, families, renters waiting for tax relief

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service August 1, 2023

    While the bills were intertwined, a breakthrough on an overdue annual state budget on Sunday did not coincide with a pact on a tax relief bill, whose contents have now been debated across parts of three fiscal years and two governors.

  • Leominster ambulance company settles false billing allegation for $2.6M

    Timothy Doyle August 1, 2023

    MedStar Ambulance, along with its parent company Critical Systems, reached a $2.6-million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office over allegations of false MassHealth submissions.

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    Couple opens Mexican restaurant in DCU Center space left vacant by Glazy Susan

    Timothy Doyle July 31, 2023

    Toro Loco Taqueria has opened its doors at the DCU Center in Worcester at the location left vacant when specialty donut shop Glazy Susan closed in January.

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    Hydro transmission project to restart Thursday

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service July 31, 2023

    Construction on the revived transmission project expected to tap into Quebec hydroelectric power to benefit Massachusetts will resume next week and the project's price tag -- which Bay State utility customers are on the hook for -- has ballooned to…

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    Tax relief waits as Mass. negotiators file $56B budget accord

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service July 31, 2023

    Legislative negotiators filed a compromise $56.2 billion annual state budget Sunday night, packing major education, transportation and health care policy measures and spending into an overdue fiscal 2024 accord that is expected to win House and…

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    Community Healthlink receives $200K for homeless shower program

    Isabel Tehan July 31, 2023

    Worcester-based behavioral healthcare provider Community Healthlink has received a $208,000 grant from the City of Worcester for its Shower Program, which is part of CHL’s Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project.

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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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