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  • Q&A: Richard Carr has survived damn near everything

    Brad Kane Updated: April 13, 2020

    For the past 30 years, Richard Carr has helped his clients, many of whom are business owners, prepare for and weather financial storms. As the coronavirus pandemic upends the economy, Carr and his team at Carr Financial Group Corp. in Worcester are…

  • Movers & Shakers for April 13, 2020

    Updated: April 13, 2020

    Companies like Worcester Fitness, Centage Corp., Anna Maria College and Clinton Savings Bank all have had recent hires and promotions.

  • Essential manufacturers in Central Mass. have found a way to produce

    Monica Busch Updated: April 13, 2020

    Essential manufacturing includes a wide spectrum of workers, ranging from those who produce medical supplies to those who support the agricultural market, and everything in between.

  • Central Mass. manufacturers are joining the coronavirus fight

    Grant Welker Updated: April 13, 2020

    The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration has leaned on the state’s manufacturers, creating the Manufacturing Emergency Response Team under the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to coordinate manufacturers’ move toward pandemic-related materials.

  • Central Mass. colleges face an uncertain future

    Grant Welker Updated: April 13, 2020

    College leaders in Central Massachusetts are grappling with an upturned admissions period and wondering what fall enrollment will look like if students decide they don’t want to travel far for school, or even whether a fall semester would be able to…

  • The mental crisis of the coronavirus pandemic

    Grant Welker Updated: April 13, 2020

    The pandemic has complicated things for Behavioral health providers in their patients in two major ways: anxiety of getting the virus and depression from being stuck often alone indoors has increased risks for patients, while efforts to keep people…

  • BirchTree Bread Co. to close for two weeks

    Monica Busch April 10, 2020

    BirchTree Bread Co. will close for two weeks beginning Monday, the Green Street restaurant in Worcester announced in a Facebook post on Thursday, pointing to concerns about the projected peak period for coronavirus spread in the region.

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    Worcester, Shrewsbury conducting at-home coronavirus testing

    Grant Welker April 10, 2020

    Emergency medical services providers in Worcester and Shrewsbury have begun in-home coronavirus testing when 911 callers indicate they have symptoms.

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    New orders aim to attract staff for COVID-19 surge

    State House News Service April 10, 2020

    A trio of executive orders Gov. Charlie Baker signed Thursday aims to expand the health care system's capacity and ensure access to COVID-19 treatment, including in field hospitals.

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    Auto insurers under pressure to share COVID-19 savings

    State House News Service April 10, 2020

    Massachusetts regulators are urging all the state's automobile insurance companies to at least consider joining several that have announced plans to give partial rebates or discounts to policy-holders amid a sudden decline in driving brought about…

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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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