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    U.S. Senate approves another $320B for small business bailout program

    Brad Kane April 21, 2020

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an extra $320 billion in funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, the original $349-billion forgiveable loan program for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which ran out of money after less…

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    Heavy regulations to follow eventual Massachusetts economy reopening

    State House News Service April 21, 2020

    Gov. Charlie Baker hinted Tuesday he plans to convene a group of public health, academic and business leaders to assemble a thoughtful framework for how Massachusetts might be able to resume more normal economic and social life once the worst of the…

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    Baker closes Mass. schools for the rest of the academic year

    State House News Service April 21, 2020

    Massachusetts school buildings will remain closed to students for the rest of this school year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday, a dramatic step aimed at preventing a rebound in COVID-19 transmission once the state emerges from the worst of the…

  • Q&A: Home healthcare company trying to keep patients safe and at home

    Brad Kane April 21, 2020

    Milka Njoroge is CEO of Worcester home healthcare agency Century Homecare. She spoke with WBJ on April 2 about how her firm was navigating the coronavirus pandemic, as her workers mostly deal with vulnerable patients who have a variety of medical…

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    Baker signs housing security bill

    State House News Service April 21, 2020

    Gov. Charlie Baker signed a housing security bill on Monday to put a pause on evictions and foreclosures until after the coronavirus pandemic abates, finalizing an effort that took weeks for the Legislature to negotiate.

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    DPH updates crisis care guidelines

    State House News Service April 21, 2020

    State public health officials on Monday revised crisis care standards after the initial voluntary standards were criticized following their April 7 release.

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    Worcester State receives $484K grant to enhance digital learning

    Monica Busch April 21, 2020

    Worcester State University has been awarded $484,130 in grants from Strategic Grant Partners, a Boston venture philanthropy firm supporting nonprofits, the school announced in a press release on Friday.

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    Gasoline prices remain below $2 in Mass.

    Monica Busch April 21, 2020

    Self-serve, regular unleaded gas prices average $1.94 per gallon in Massachusetts, according to a AAA Northeast survey on Monday.

  • Self-employed workers in Mass. can now apply for unemployment

    Monica Busch April 20, 2020

    Self-employed Massachusetts residents may now apply for unemployment through the Pandemic Unemployment Program, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Monday.

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    B.T.'s Smokehouse aiming to open Worcester location in mid-May

    Brad Kane April 20, 2020

    During an interview on the WBJ podcast, the business partners working on a Worcester location of Sturbridge BBQ restaurant B.T.'s Smokehouse said they are hoping to open by mid-May and can do so even if Massachusetts' non-essential business shutdown…

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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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