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Banjo Health of Northborough has named
SHIVA KUMAR as its newest member of the board of advisors. Kumar previously served as chief strategy officer and head of business development for Watson Health at IBM from 2015-2020, worked for the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., and was an associate professor at Yale University’s Physics Department. As senior executive at IBM since 2003, he has pioneered analytics use to improve its revenue and profit performance, and co-founded and led teams at IBM Research to develop the capabilities of IBM Watson Health.
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CAROL BARTON, an attorney at Estate Preservation Law Offices in Worcester, has been named National Professional Advisor of the Year for 2020 by the American Cancer Society. Barton was one of two partners of the society’s planned giving team who are honored each year. Her association with the group began in 2008 as a volunteer at Hope Lodge in Worcester, and later grew into national roles, most recently as chair of the n
But finding people has been a job itself.
She s posted help wanted ads for home health aides on Craigslist, Indeed and Facebook, promising $13 to $16 per hour and weekly paychecks. She s had several people send in resumes, and many of them have been impressive, but after the initial screening phone call, she said she gets repeatedly ghosted. My daughters play soccer, and it s gotten to the point where I go to the games and I ask all the parents, do you know anyone that needs a job? Gosline said. It s so hard - it s tough.
Nationwide labor shortage
The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage, and it s trickled down to small businesses like Gosline s. The unemployment rate in Sarasota-Manatee hit 4.3% in April, according to the latest figures from the state of Florida released Friday, down slightly compared to March s rate of 4.4%. Local employers added 1,000 nonagricultural jobs from March to April.