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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester was awarded $745,5000 in grant funding from the Center for Workforce Inclusion, Inc., of which almost 90% will help provide temporary employment to at least 79 low-income older workers.
Nearly $16.4 million in MassWorks funding will be spread across nine Central Massachusetts towns and cities to help cover infrastructure projects during economic recovery, state officials announced on Thursday.
The Massachusetts unemployment rate rallied in October, dropping to 7.4% despite lingering high unemployment claims and economic risks from the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
The MassHire employment office in Worcester has been chosen as one of six such sites nationwide for a pilot program meant to help people find work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Facing massive financial strain inflicted by the pandemic, the Massachusetts Port Authority plans to slash its workforce by about 25 percent through a combination of voluntary retirements, buyouts, furloughs and layoffs.
In the last seven days, Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts have recorded their highest weekly totals of coronavirus cases, indicating how quickly the pandemic has returned after a summer lull.
Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito are pumping $2.3 million into community foundations in Central Massachusetts as a method of providing immediate COVID-19 relief, the state announced Wednesday.
Dani Babineau from Redemption Rock and David McLaren from McLaren & Associates sat down (virtually) to chat about the benefits of being a B Corp.
People are on the move at Clinton Savings Bank, Colantonio, Inc. and Central One Federal Credit Union.
With cases rising sharply again, hospital officials planning for the winter are hoping that low hospitalization and death rates will continue, as a consequence of both a better understanding of the pandemic and a much younger population getting sick.
The President Donald Trump Administration’s campaign to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government and to federally-funded institutions has put many companies and organizations committed to DEI on edge. Many have chosen to navigate Trump-era threats by reorganizing and rewording their DEI initiatives, including changing their wording to eradicate the words “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion” in favor of more ambiguous terms such as “fair”, “community”, and “wellbeing”.
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