St. Vincent Nurses to Protest Lack of Staffing, Protection & Support During COVID-19 by Tenet Health

GoLocalWorcester News Team

The union nurses working at St. Vincent are going on the picket line. As the state prepared to confront a new surge in the COVID-19...

Baker, Raimondo and Other New England Govs Call for Modernization of Regional Electricity System

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Recognizing the critical role that New England’s regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas...

MGM Just Laid Off 18,000 Workers - And It’s a WooSox Owner Who’s Calling the Shots

On Friday, MGM Resort International announced that the company is laying off 18,000 workers. The person directing the shots? MGM chairman Paul Salem, one of the...

Telegram’s Parent Company Gannett Sees 45% Print and 26% Digital Decline in Revenues in 2nd Quarter

GoLocalWorcester News Team

The largest newspaper group in the United States -- Gannett -- saw a massive decline in revenue in the 2nd quarter in 2020. Gannett, which owns...

U.S GDP Falls 9.5 Percent During Coronavirus Pandemic — Economic Contraction Worst on Record

GoLocalWorcester News Team

The United States Commerce Department announced Thursday that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 9.5% in the second quarter of 2020. That drop equals an annualized pace of 32.9%,...

MA Unemployment Jumps 12.3% in April—Now, 15.1% Jobless

GoLocal Business Team

The Commonwealth's April total unemployment rate is up 12.3 percentage points at 15.1 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau...

Massachusetts Weekly Unemployment Data

GoLocal Business Team

Massachusetts had 55,223 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI) from April 26 to May 2, the fifth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing...

UPDATED: First Quarter US GDP Worst Performance Since Great Recession

GoLocalWorcester News Team

January to March was the worst performance by the U.S. economy since the Great Recession. The Commerce Department released the 1st quarter numbers Wednesday...

U.S. Department of Labor Announces 6.6M Unemployment Claims in Past Week

GoLocal Business Team

Economists and business analysts are running out of adjectives to describe the precipitous fall in U.S. jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor on...

Baker Administration Releases Income Tax Info and Penalties Waived for Corporate Excise Returns

GoLocal Business Team

Governor Charlie Baker's administration Friday released guidance regarding the extension of the 2019 state individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to...

Telegram & Other Gannett Newspapers Hit With Furloughs & Pay Cuts, Globe Facing Layoffs and Buyouts

GoLocalProv Business Team

The Worcester Telegram’s staff and all other Gannett newspapers across the country are being forced to take mandatory furloughs and pay cuts. ...

Business Will Never Be the Same - Take Advantage of It: Guest MINDSETTER™ Kenneth Filarski

Guest MINDSETTER™ Kenneth Filarski

Things will never be the same. We should not think that our lives will return to normal if we get past this global COVID-19 crisis....

Smart Benefits: Tips for Remote Work Success

Rob Calise, GoLocalWorcester Business/Health Expert

Companies around the globe have rolled out mandatory remote work. Whether your employees are newbies or work-from-home veterans, here’s how to help them...

Smart Benefits: 5 Ways to Support Employees’ Mental Health During COVID-19

Rob Calise, GoLocalWorcester Business/Health Expert

With the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, it’s no surprise that workers are feeling stressed. Uncertainty about their health, finances and the future may be...

CEO of TJX Companies Announces All Store Closed for 2 Weeks

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

In a message to consumers from Ernie Herrman, CEO and President of The TJX Companies, Inc., announced the closure of all the company's stores...

BBB Warns of False Advertising, Price Gouging Scams During Coronavirus Outbreak

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

As concerns about the coronavirus continue to grow in Rhode Island and across the country, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers...

Smart Benefits: Are Annual Reviews Still the Test Practice?

Rob Calise, GoLocalWorcester Business/Health Expert

It’s no secret that the phrase “annual review time” makes both managers and employees cringe at the thought of writing a...

Fed Slashes Rates to Near Zero to Fight Coronavirus Slowdown

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

The Federal Reserve will slash its benchmark interest rate to near zero on Sunday, according to President Donald Trump.

MA Adds 11,800 Jobs in January, Unemployment Stays at 2.8%

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

Massachusetts added 11,800 jobs in the month of January, while unemployment stayed at 2.8%, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced on Friday. Last...

BBB Warns of Police Charity Scams

GoLocalWorcester Business Team

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers of a new scam involving police charities.