A federal agency has awarded the Massachusetts state government more than $1 million to support registered apprenticeships in the state. An apprenticeship…
How is the current labor shortage in the United States affecting fire departments? It resulted in a fire station in Williston, Vermont…
One factory in Rhode Island is set to create many face masks amid the country's shortage, and create jobs in…
Hotels in Massachusetts are not doing well amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the hotel industry alone, Massachusetts has already lost more than…
The company that runs the famed Red Lion Inn in the western Massachusetts town of Stockbridge and other lodging places in the…
The minimum wage in Rhode Island will soon be higher. Earlier this week, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, signed a…
Evelyn's in Tiverton, Rhode Island is only open 170 days a year and employees can only take paid sick time…
Whiskey. Maximum security prisons. Shooting wild boar out of a helicopter in Texas. Hanging out with famous people. It's amazing…
About 500 of the approximately 5,000 licensed lobstermen in Maine have joined the Maine Lobstering Union, trying to increase their share…
In the war against ageism, here's a few bombshells to toss when you're competing for jobs: "I…
O.K., O.K. I won't REALLY punch you in the throat. But for the love of all things good…
For anyone who follows me, they know I don't shy away from controversial topics. Just the opposite, actually. I run…
You'd better put on your safety pin. This article is sure to trigger some of you. Why? Because … gasp … you&…
BOSTON — At the same time as a coalition dedicated to passing legislation that would boost the state's hourly minimum wage…
The 2 percent salary increase for the president of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester is effective July 1, 2016. The college'…
Owners of Lowell-area pizza shops and retail stores say minimum wage increases their costs significantly. Read More…
BOSTON – Seagulls fly through the air as trucks drive in and out of the lots around one-story buildings that form a…
CAMBRIDGE – While Boston's colleges and universities are thought to provide engines for much of the city's urban and…
One city was once the wealthiest per capita in the world. The other was nearly the cotton manufacturing capital of the world.…
Forty years ago in the U.K., the term "microbrewery" emerged to describe new small-batch operations independent of the…
A smaller percentage of American men in their prime are employed than during the Great Depression, when nearly one-in-five American…
The minimum wage hike in Washington, D.C, is already devastating employment in the region and is linked to the largest loss…
A new study from the Employment Policies Institute shows that Connecticut's 2012 paid sick leave law resulted in reduced benefits…
While race relations and the threat of terrorism dominate the national news, Massachusetts voters at the state level are more concerned about…
College graduates of the new millennium are different than previous generations. Not just because they prefer Snapchat to email and have mountains…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it foresees an exceedingly slow pace of interest rate hikes — and is in no…
One of the big themes in the current presidential race is how decades of free trade have dealt a heavy blow to…
BOSTON – The Hub edged out Silicon Valley as America's top location for digital innovation in a ranking of major U.…
BOSTON – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat and a former labor leader, presides over a workforce where a lopsided portion of the…
It's a story that hits so many hot-button issues of the presidential campaign — free trade agreements, energy costs, monetary…
BOSTON – Boston and its environs boast world-class universities and a bustling innovation economy. People from all over the world travel to…
BOSTON – Hours after the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved an annual budget bill calling for modest spending increases, federal officials reported Thursday…
BOSTON – How are jobs created? Finding answers to that question has been an economic and political priority for governments around the world,…
FALL RIVER – Amazon.com – the world's largest retailer – is just months away from opening a new distribution center in Fall…
STATE HOUSE — Cities and towns reliant on local aid saw much to celebrate in the $39.5 billion budget proposal released by…
BOSTON – Both the private and public sectors in the Bay State are stepping up support of entrepreneurs through the University of Massachusetts-…
