Transforming Lives through Technology

El-Centro’s Journey to Empowering Dreams in IT Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities El-Centro is the oldest ESOL program in the state and provides various levels of instruction to a growing […]

Empowering the Healthcare System

In the heart of Berkshire County, a transformative journey unfolded through the MassHire Berkshire accelerated medical assistant training program. Driven by a pressing need for medical assistants, the initiative, led […]

Building Pathways: Diversifying the Construction Workforce

A national model in developing the pipeline of workers for building construction, Building Pathways is helping diversify the industry in Massachusetts by recruiting and training diverse workers for entry into […]

Empowering Latino Communities: Bridging the Digital Divide

Hispanic Heritage Month is not just a celebration of culture; it’s a time to honor the immense contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities to the United States. It’s also an […]

From Past to Present: Alzheimer’s Influence on the Workforce

From Past to Present: Alzheimer’s Influence on the Workforce In 1906, Dr. Alois Alzheimer had a patient with an unusual mental illness that ultimately caused her life. Upon autopsy, Dr. […]

Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom, Confronting Challenges, and Embracing Progress

It has been 3 years since Juneteenth was declared a holiday in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This decision was made in response to the emerging global movement to confront systemic […]

Bridging the Leadership Experience Gap through Workforce Training

LeMessurier, a Boston consulting firm established in 1961, works alongside architects, developers, contractors, and business owners to facilitate and optimize building design and construction. Some of their most notorious projects […]

Healthcare Workers Trained for Pharmacy Technician Jobs in Western Mass

As part of CommCorp’s Healthcare initiatives, the Digital Innovation and Lifelong Learning (DILL) program provided funding to Holyoke Community College (HCC) to partner with local healthcare employers in designing and delivering a competency-based program to […]

HireNow Program employees win first Annual Transformational Leadership Award at Commonwealth Corporation

In honor of a stand-up job in setting up the processes for this project, the HireNow Program team has today been named recipients of the first annual Transformational Leadership Award at the Commonwealth Corporation.

CommCorp Convenes Latinx Business leaders in Springfield

Commonwealth Corporation recently hosted a Latinx-Owned Businesses Roundtable event in Western Mass. The event, hosted at UMass Amherst Center in Springfield, was part of the #LeadTheChange campaign to support Minority-Owned […]