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Evolution of a science museum in a global pandemic
Lucy Hale May 22, 2020I don’t know what museums will be like when we reopen. Our current formats are based on decades and centuries of evolution.
Mass. unemployment rate reaches all-time high: 15.1%
Grant Welker May 22, 2020All 10 employment sectors in Massachusetts saw drops. As expected, the industries hardest hit have been leisure and hospitality, where jobs were down 61%, construction, with jobs down 37%, and trade and transportation, with jobs declining 20%.
Murray: Buy local to help small biz survive
State House News Service May 22, 2020One long-term after-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic disruption could be a heightened interest in shopping locally, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce head Tim Murray suggested Thursday.
Thursday records 217 new Worcester County coronavirus cases, 15 deaths
Riley Garand May 21, 2020Worcester County recorded 217 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, and the death toll has risen by 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Central Mass. health leaders see cause for optimism, concern
Grant Welker May 21, 2020Healthcare leaders in Central Massachusetts have seen a lot during the coronavirus pandemic, and plenty to make them feel both optimistic and concerned.
UMass Memorial lost up to $70M in March, April
Grant Welker May 21, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, and not just in terms of caring for hundreds of stricken patients. The hospital sits in a roughly $75-million deficit, including a loss of $…
Pier 1 to close all its stores, sell off all its assets
Sam Bonacci May 21, 2020Pier 1 has announced it will close all of its stores as soon as it is able to open them as part of its bankruptcy proceeding. In Central Mass., this will impact the company’s Shrewsbury and Bellingham locations.
Higher ed leaders prepping for uncertain future
State House News Service May 21, 2020Instituting a change at a college or university has been compared to "trying to move a cemetery," Emerson College President Lee Pelton said during a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce panel Wednesday.
Leadership Worcester is recruiting 25 new members
Monica Benevides May 20, 2020Leadership Worcester is recruiting 25 new members for its 2021 class, according to the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, who co-sponsor the program.
Worcester County surpasses 600 coronavirus deaths Wednesday, nears 10,000 cases
Worcester County surpassed 600 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, while Massachusetts as a whole surpassed 6,000.
Today's Poll
Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.
Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.
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Worcester Business Journal presents a special commemorative edition celebrating the 300th anniversary of the city of Worcester. This landmark publication covers the city and region’s rich history of growth and innovation.
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