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Minority-owned small businesses raise concerns about a new federal transparency law
The Corporate Transparency Act will require small businesses to disclose additional identifying information which had not previously been required. -
Brookline after-school program halted due to rent disagreement
The Daily After School Enrichment Program has been halted due to a dispute with the Public Schools of Brookline over its rent. -
Brockton students learn how to invest in the stock market thanks to this nonprofit
Empower Yourself works to expose underprivileged students to STEM topics they may not otherwise experience. -
Residents sue assisted living facility over fees that drain their income
Low-income disabled residents say fees at Prospect House in Revere are illegal and discriminatory. -
State Street-commissioned report details the bank's roots in slave economy
The bank has not publicly released the report that outlines how its founders were steeped in the slave trade -
Reparations advocates urge city to pause plan to give away vacant lots to build housing
At a city-funded public listening session, advocates argued that Boston should not give away land that was once owned by Black people before the task force on reparations can address what these families might be owed. -
One year after Lewiston shooting, sorrow and unity in Maine’s Deaf community
"It’s a heavy grief." A gathering in Portland honored the four Deaf people killed in Lewiston -
New primary care centers in Brockton and Dorchester offer new approach to serving seniors
Following Steward hospital closures throughout the state, Gather Health looks to fill a void. -
Innovative ‘reverse’ job fair helps blind job seekers in Mass. connect with employers
Organizers say people who are legally blind are underutilized in the labor market despite their many strengths. -
New 'Founders School' aims to bridge gap for diverse tech entrepreneurs
The initiative is helping a first cohort of 14 diverse founders acquire capital, locate physical space and build a network.
