Central Mass. corporate gender gap | Holy Cross still 'Crusaders'

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Boardroom Gap: Women vastly underrepresented in Central Mass. corporate leadership

A three-month WBJ investigation into 75 prominent Central Massachusetts business organizations found women comprise a disproportionately low percentage of senior executives and board seats, especially among the region's 17 public companies.

Holy Cross to keep 'Crusaders' name

The College of the Holy Cross will keep its longtime Crusaders name for its athletics program after hearing input from the public.

The Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise will close its longtime offices this month, leaving its shrinking staff to work remotely just three months after its editor was laid off.

If efforts to prevent the closure of a beer bottle plant and the loss of 250 jobs are not successful, Milford's legislative delegation on Beacon Hill is working to help those workers with relocation and job training.

Worcester medical device manufacturer Cogmedix, Inc. has entered into a manufacturing agreement with a Toronto medical robotics company for the development and production of a system to improve arm mobility and function in patients with neurological conditions.

OpenSky names new CEO

Littleton-based internet security firm OpenSky Corp. has appointed Anish Srivastava as the company's new president and CEO with 20 years of cybersecurity experience.

Hundreds of workers employed by JetBlue subcontractors at Logan Airport have voted to strike, citing alleged intimidation and threats over their attempts to organize as union members.