Tag: Crystal Yormick
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Data shows drop in Massachusetts nursing vacancies, though experts say more work needs to be done
Vacancies in nursing positions across Massachusetts have decreased, according to a recent report on the state’s workforce from the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, and while nurse and hospital leaders have acknowledged the positive benefits from this, they say there is still…
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Data shows decrease in nursing vacancies in Massachusetts, experts say more work needs to be done
Vacancies in nursing positions across Massachusetts have decreased, according to a recent report on the state’s workforce from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, and while nurse and hospital leaders have acknowledged the positive benefits from this, they say there is still…
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Small landlords push back against rent control ballot proposal
Advocates for landlords describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen. Advocates for small rental property owners describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s…
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Owners push back against proposed rent control ballot question
Advocates for small property owners describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen to date and say it would be detrimental to small landlords in the industry.…
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Mass. hospitals have added 10K jobs since 2020. But that growth has a cost.
Massachusetts hospitals have added 10,000 jobs to the healthcare workforce since 2020, primarily in caregiving positions, according to recently released data from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association. They have also reduced industry-wide vacancies by 28%. But one healthcare watchdog says that growth…
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There’s been a decline in SNAP sales at Mass. farmers markets since Nov. 1
Massachusetts farmers are beginning to feel the effects of reduced federal SNAP benefits, with some businesses reporting their SNAP are down by half at farmers markets around Boston. Nov. 1 was the one-month mark for the federal government shutdown that…
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Mass. needs thousands more clean energy workers. Here’s how it plans to train them
Massachusetts needs to train about 29,000 additional clean energy workers by 2030 to reach its climate goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s 2024 Industry Report. Jennifer Applebaum, MassCEC’s managing director…