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Business confidence rises
October 4, 2016Business confidence in Massachusetts ended a three-month slump in September, ticking upwards based in part on optimism among non-manufacturing companies.
October 4, 2016
Marlborough unemployment falls 44% in four years
October 4, 2016Marlborough's unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent in August, marking a 44 percent decrease since August of 2012.
October 4, 2016
WRTA opens $90M operations facility
October 4, 2016The Worcester Regional Transportation Agency on Tuesday held its grand opening for its $90-million maintenance and operations facility.
October 4, 2016
400 layoffs spur $2.6M for retraining
October 4, 2016Following 400 employee layoffs from companies including Bose, EMC and Staples, the U.S. Department of Labor has approved a grant for just over $2.5 million for retraining of impacted employees.
October 4, 2016
Central Mass. plans events for National Manufacturing Month
October 4, 2016Manufacturing Month events held across the state are designed to highlight Massachusetts' 7,000 manufacturers, showcase products and celebrate the state's history in the sector.
October 4, 2016
Baker puts a cork in wine bottle bill
October 3, 2016Concerned that it might extend re-corking privileges in an uncertain manner, Gov. Charlie Baker recommended a technical change Friday to a bill that would let people have a last glass at home.
October 3, 2016
DPH staff recommends conditional approval of Children's expansion
October 3, 2016The state Department of Public Health has recommended approval of a $1 billion expansion at Boston Children's Hospital, a step that moves the controversial project closer to fruition.
October 3, 2016
Community Legal Aid gets $300K for fair housing programs
October 3, 2016Worcester's Community Legal Aid has received $300,000 out of $1.9 million in federal funding to bankroll fair housing initiatives in Massachusetts.
October 3, 2016
Couple charged with defrauding Staples of over $1.4M
October 3, 2016A Georgia couple has been charged with carrying out a scheme that reportedly defrauded Framingham-based Staples of over $1.4 million.
October 3, 2016
Worcester agency charged with defrauding Medicaid out of $816K
October 3, 2016Worcester-based Compassionate Homecare and three individuals have been indicted in connection with allegations that they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state's Medicaid program.
October 3, 2016
State cuts National Grid rate hike by 24%
October 3, 2016The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has cut the proposed $133.2 million revenue request proposed late last year for its electric customers by 24 percent to $101 million.
October 3, 2016
Transpo chief says its time to 'get serious' on climate change
September 30, 2016Climate change will become a "huge focus" of the Baker administration's transportation efforts, according to a top state official who said the old method of building pilot-sized shared-use walking-cycling paths does not meet the demands for reducing
September 30, 2016
MassMEP gets $250K for manufacturing training
September 30, 2016Worcester's Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership has received $250,000 in advanced manufacturing training program grants in the latest round of $1.45 million in training awards.
September 30, 2016
MassDiGI gets $583K to build video game ecosystem
September 30, 2016MassDiGI at Becker College has been awarded a five-year. $583,000 grant that will help build up the state's video game infrastructure, Congressman Jim McGovern announced Thursday.
September 30, 2016House tees up spending bill
September 29, 2016On the first week of fall, legislative leaders are ready to roll out a spending bill tying up the significant unfinished fiscal business of the fiscal year that ended June 30.
September 29, 2016
Baker leading trade trip to Israel
September 29, 2016Gov. Charlie Baker will lead a trade mission of about a dozen state government officials and 40 private sector representatives to Israel in December.
September 29, 2016
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