On May 7th, 2021 the MassHire North Central Career Center and Commonwealth Corporation will present a Workforce Training Fund informational workshop geared to your business training needs. The Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund is a program that provides matching dollars to eligible businesses who are investing in their staff through training and/or retraining. The info session will provide […]
Article Source: State House News Service Author: Matt Murphy If Massachusetts used to run on Dunkin’, it now runs on Pfizer, and Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. The state’s long-term prognosis remains inextricably wrapped up in the ability of state and federal government, pharmacies and health care providers to administer as many shots as […]
In an effort to gain an accurate assessment of COVID-19’s ongoing impact to businesses in North Central Massachusetts, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is conducting this new survey. This is the third in a series of surveys conducted since the onset of the pandemic to capture fresh data and evaluate the impact of […]
You want to grow your local business and treat your employees and customers right. But sometimes it’s hard to keep your mind focused on what you know you should be doing. We understand how easy it is to fall into doubt, worry, or even mental paralysis, especially when everything around you feels wrong somehow. But […]
We are so excited to announce the addition of Billie Kenyon to our team as our Director of Customer Success! Billie will onboard our new clients and make sure their experience with our agency is nothing but Stellar! She will work with the team to build relationships and find clients that are that are the right fit […]
Join a virtual presentation with Sam Quinones, award-winning author of “Dreamland,” at 1 p.m. on April 15. Sam will discuss the state of the opioid epidemic, including emerging trends in the illicit drug market, the lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies and the stigma that still persists around the disease of addiction. Sam previously spoke in […]
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc on a national, statewide and local scale, some economic forecasters say there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Speaking at the 9th annual Economic Forecast sponsored by the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Bo Zhao, a senior economist […]
LEOMINSTER, Mass – In an extraordinary year of challenge due to the pandemic, Fidelity Bank donated nearly $450,000 to more than 200 worthy organizations, events, and causes in several Central and Eastern Massachusetts communities in 2020 through its LifeDesign Community Dividend, which is money the bank sets aside for this purpose each year. The pandemic was a […]
Article Source: State House News Service Author: Matt Murphy The Democratic sharks are circling, sensing vulnerability in a Republican governor with few teammates to protect his flank. But even if Gov. Charlie Baker looks like easy prey to some in a state like Massachusetts, Democrats on Beacon Hill are unpracticed hunters. “We know he’s […]