Kaplan recently announced the culmination of a three-year management transition where Jane Kaplan Peck was appointed chief operating officer (COO) and majority owner. Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) are entities that are at least 51% owned and/or controlled by women. Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and women owned businesses provide ever increasing value to the Massachusetts economy, making up the state’s fastest growing business sector in the Commonwealth. “My vision for Kaplan Construction as a Women Business Enterprise is twofold: to continue to service our clients in the personal Continue reading >>>

Posted by kwhaley on Nov 13, 2014 Kevin Washington, former president of the Greater Boston YMCA, is scheduled to take on the job of chief executive of the national YMCA. Washington will be the first African-American to hold the position. Washington, a South Philadelphia native who grew up attending the Y, was unsure of whether he even wanted to apply for the recreation company’s top position. He reflected on all the progress he had made as the first Black American to lead the Greater Boston Y and knew that even more could be Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov.-elect Charlie Baker has announced leaders of his transition team as he prepares to take the reins of state government from outgoing Gov. Deval Patrick. Among those tapped by Baker is Martin Meehan, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The former Democratic congressman will team with Beth Anderson, CEO for the Phoenix Charter Academy Network which operates schools in Chelsea and Lawrence, to lead Baker’s advisory committee on schools. Others chosen by Baker to help lead the transition include former Massachusetts Department of Social Continue reading >>>

ON WGBH Greater Boston’s Beat the Press 7 p.m. WGBH 2: How news organizations covered the week’s big stories. Open Studio With Jared Bowen 8:30 p.m. WGBH 2: Thomas W. Lentz, director of the redesigned Harvard Art Museums. Continue reading below ON CHRONICLEPhotography 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Photographic work inspired by reporter Jay Schadler’s global travel. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Morning Edition With Bob Seay 5 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Kara Miller looks at sports analytics since “Moneyball.” Boston Public Radio 11 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Art Caplan. All Continue reading >>>

Kevin Washington, the first African-American chief of the Greater Boston YMCA, has been tapped to run the organization’s national office starting next February, the Boston Globe recently reported. This promotion marks yet another “first” achievement for the Y leader, as he becomes the first African-American to hold the position. “Kevin brings deep and varied YMCA experience and a strong record of accomplishment on behalf of communities to this position — one he has been building toward his entire career,” said the organization in a statement. "He is an exceptional cause-driven leader Continue reading >>>

Lockwood's LinkedIn profile. The City of Boston has appointed a chief digital officer in Lauren Lockwood, a Harvard Business School grad currently working as a product manager at consulting startup HourlyNerd. The news, announced Thursday morning on Boston Herald Radio, comes more than six months after Mayor Marty Walsh announced the position's creation to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Thrilled to announce applications for our Chief Digital Officer position are now open: https://t.co/TyMaXFnCvu — Daniel Arrigg Koh (@dank) April 29, 2014 Lockwood, originally from Idaho, Continue reading >>>

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Two Massachusetts casinos received licensing Friday and plans for development are underway. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts received a unanimous vote Friday from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, officially granting each company a license to operate resort casinos in downtown Springfield and Everett, respectively. High competition for the sole license to operate a casino in the Greater Boston area resulted in Wynn Resorts receiving a license in place of Mohegan Sun, which had plans to open in Revere. MGC Commissioner James McHugh Continue reading >>>

FRAMINGHAM, MA--On Saturday, Nov. 15, the music fraternity of the Greater Boston area will get together to celebrate the music of Bharataratna M.S Subbulakshmi. A fundraiser concert for Ekal Vidyalaya, "Remembering M.S. Subbulakshmi" will feature the best of her Carnatic music and multi-lingual crossovers. One of the highlights of the event will be Subbulakshmi songs sung in over 10 Indian languages by Carnatic vocalist Deepti Navaratna and others. Shri Pravin Sitaram on the mridangam and Smt. Vidya Raman on the violin will join Navaratna in this tribute. The event will be held from 10:00 am Continue reading >>>

American Consumer Credit Counseling Receives $22,500 Grant from Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation to Support Housing Counseling Program PRWEB.COM Newswire PRWEB.COM NewswireBoston, MA (PRWEB) November 12, 2014 American Consumer Credit Counseling announced today that the industry-leading non-profit organization has received a $22,500 grant from the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation to support the organization's ongoing housing counseling services. This funding will allow ACCC to help 300 additional families in underserved communities throughout Greater Boston and Central Continue reading >>>