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Raytheon completes GPS testing for U.S. military
January 17, 2017Raytheon Company said testing of an important component of a GPS operational control system it is developing for the U.S. Air Force is complete.
January 17, 2017
Activists seek support for worker safety agenda
January 17, 2017Labor unions and community groups fanned out across the State House on Tuesday to push for bills they said will make workplaces safer for all employees.
January 17, 2017
Baker plans $2K health insurance fine for Mass. firms
January 17, 2017Companies that do not offer their employees health insurance would pay a $2,000 annual assessment per full-time worker to the state under a plan by Gov. Charlie Baker.
January 17, 2017Eversource files for statewide rate increases
January 17, 2017Eversource filed a rate request with state regulators Tuesday that would boost charges to its eastern Massachusetts customers by 7 percent and hit western Massachusetts with a roughly 10 percent increase in their monthly bills.
January 17, 2017
MedStar Ambulance settles $13M overpayment lawsuit
January 16, 2017MedStar Ambulance, which has operations in Worcester and throughout Worcester County and MetroWest, has agreed to pay $12.7 million for overbilled Medicare claims.
January 16, 2017
Worcester restaurant app bought by NYC firm
January 16, 2017Worcester technology startup Slydde, LLC., which developed a mobile application for customers to buy food and drink from local restaurants, has been purchased by a New York City drink subscription firm.
January 16, 2017
State mulling new benchmarks after healthcare costs rise
January 16, 2017After two years in which health care spending has grown more rapidly than the Massachusetts economy, state officials will now decide whether to keep or raise a lower growth target for next year.
January 16, 2017
Trump's immigration & marijuana impact may boil down to state's rights
January 16, 2017The federal government could go in different directions on two major issues involving states' rights, according to a prominent local Donald Trump supporter.
January 16, 2017
Rollstone names CFO, promotes five others
January 13, 2017Fitchburg financial institution Rollstone Bank & Trust has promoted six people, including a new chief financial officer and chief accounting officer.
January 13, 2017
Ameresco inks $91M deal for Marine boot camp microgrid
January 13, 2017Framingham energy services firm Ameresco, Inc. has signed a $91.1 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to create a microgrid at the recruit depot on Parris Island, S.C.
January 13, 2017
State revenue predicted to grow 4% next year
January 13, 2017State tax revenues will grow by 3.9 percent next fiscal year, state budget managers predicted Thursday, giving Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature about $27 billion to help build the state's fiscal year 2018 budget.
January 13, 2017Baker plans to tax Airbnb, VBRO like hotels
January 12, 2017Gov. Charlie Baker intends to include in his budget due later this month a proposal that would tax short-term rentals offered through online portals like Airbnb and VRBO at the same rate as rooms rented by traditional hotels and motels.
January 12, 2017
MassHealth enrollment grew 70% in 10 years
January 12, 2017Over the past decade, enrollment in government-funded health coverage under MassHealth has rocketed upwards, growing by 70 percent since 2007 when Gov. Deval Patrick took office.
January 12, 2017
Legislature could cut pot plant limit
January 11, 2017The Legislature -- which along with Gov. Charlie Baker has already delayed full implementation of the legalization law by six months -- is expected to amend the law approved by voters in November, with a higher tax rate on marijuana sales at or near
January 11, 2017
Feds say marketplace coverage up by 286K
January 11, 2017The number of Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace was more than 11.5 million as of Dec. 24.
January 11, 2017
More than 50,000 now trained to use Narcan
January 11, 2017More than 50,000 people in Massachusetts are now trained in administering an overdose-reversing drug, according to a top public health official who said training in the life-saving treatment accelerated in the first half of last year.
January 11, 2017
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