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ViewpointViewpoint: Worcester's DEI project and the transformative power of transparency
Updated: September 18, 2023Viewpoint: My team consulted with the City of Worcester on a racial equity audit and strategic implementation for 15 months. Despite significant disruption, this diversity, equity, and inclusion culture-change project was successful. Your DEI
Updated: September 18, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Mortgage rates are heading modestly lower
Updated: September 18, 2023Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates have risen more than 260% since the year 2020, when the year ended with an average rate of 2.67%. But what can we expect moving forward?
Updated: September 18, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Unum's tax break decertification
Updated: September 18, 2023Worcester City Council voted to decertify Unum's property tax break. The state still has to make it official.
Updated: September 18, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Worcester County is at the center of a successful cannabis industry in Massachusetts
September 7, 2023It has been a historic summer for adult-use cannabis sales in Massachusetts with back-to-back record-setting months in June, July, and August, followed by Marijuana Establishments surpassing $5 billion in gross sales.
September 7, 2023
OpinionViewpoint: Pride means business: the economics of inclusivity
Updated: September 4, 2023For the first time in Worcester’s LGBTQ+ history, the City of Worcester has given its full support to Pride.
Updated: September 4, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Community Healthlink's shuttered programs
Updated: September 4, 2023Community Healthlink says it will take 8-12 months to restore its suspended programming.
Updated: September 4, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Leominster maternity closure proposal
Updated: August 21, 2023In response to UMass Memorial Health's plan to closure the maternity ward at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has determined maternity care in the region is an essential service, and UMass
Updated: August 21, 2023
OpinionViewpoint: 7 Things you should know about ... Community health centers during National Health Center Week
August 10, 2023For National Health Center Week, the leader of the Family Health Center of Worcester -- Louis Brady -- provides insight as to the vital role these organizations play in the healthcare system.
August 10, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Franchises offer vital economic opportunities
Updated: July 24, 2023As small businesses continue to navigate the post-COVID economic landscape, there is an often-overlooked sector of the economy potentially key to the revitalization of Main Street America: franchises.
Updated: July 24, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Pessimism about the economy
Updated: July 24, 2023Amid continuing economic concerns, business pessimism is on the rise in the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index.
Updated: July 24, 2023
OpinionViewpoint: Raising businesses and communities higher: The value of nonprofit board service
July 20, 2023When businesses are looking for new ways to grow, an effective – and often overlooked – strategy is to help a local nonprofit organization by having employees participate as board members.
July 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Health inequities are a $6B economic problem
Updated: June 26, 2023The first question for health foundations: What is causing racial disparities and inequities in health?
Updated: June 26, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Clark's anonymous donation
Updated: June 26, 2023Clark University received a $1 million anonymous donation for a new honors program, which is launching a pilot in the fall semester.
Updated: June 26, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Cannabis dispensary closures
Updated: June 12, 2023Multistate operator Trulieve is closing three cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts, including in Worcester and Framingham.
Updated: June 12, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Why UMass Memorial needs to close maternity services in Leominster
Updated: June 12, 2023Maternity care is highly specialized and requires continuous and consistent coverage. The advanced nature of these services, combined with existing labor shortages and the steadily declining number of births at the hospital, has heightened the
Updated: June 12, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Small businesses remain bullish for 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023Despite economic headwinds, small business owners in Worcester and elsewhere are confident in their abilities to manage their businesses through difficult times.
Updated: June 12, 2023
