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International Trade

  • IDG to be acquired by Chinese cos.

    Laura Finaldi January 19, 2017

    International Data Group, Inc. (IDG) of Boston, which owns Framingham-based International Data Corporation, is being acquired by two Chinese companies, the buyers announced Thursday.

    Laura Finaldi January 19, 2017
  • A better way to sharpen skates

    January 17, 2017

    Russ Layton wants to make ice skate sharpening as accessible as everything else seems to be in 2017. In this age of Amazon Prime and Blue Apron, it seemed silly to Layton, an engineer by trade, that getting ice skates sharpened can still be such an

    January 17, 2017
  • Heywood Medical Group names new director

    January 9, 2017

    Heywood Medical Group in Gardner has promoted pediatrician Sari Miettinen to be its new medical director.

    January 9, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    January 9, 2017

    The latest movers and shakers from the region's businesses.

    January 9, 2017
  • Gardner firm selling the world a beer, one tap at a time

    January 9, 2017

    In December, after operating for 10 years, Rick Walton -- the man at the helm of the brewing company behind the Gardner Ale House -- starting distributing its Moon Hill beers at other bars, starting with the Columbia Tavern in Leominster.

    January 9, 2017
  • Could Mass. pot delays lead to prohibition?

    John R. Kelly January 9, 2017

    Even though recreational marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts since Dec. 15, the move by legislators at the end of the year to delay the opening of pot retail stores – coupled with two moves on the federal level – has left the marijuana

    John R. Kelly January 9, 2017
  • Framingham on the cusp of downtown boom

    Emily Micucci January 9, 2017

    Town officials see pending residential projects as key to new era.

    Emily Micucci January 9, 2017
  • Hologic rounds out international team with Europe, Africa president

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017

    Hologic, Inc. has named Jan Verstreken as regional vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa and Canada, completing the company's international sales leadership team.

    Laura Finaldi January 6, 2017
  • With $6M, AIS decided to stay in Massachusetts

    January 3, 2017

    Four years ago, office furniture manufacturer AIS was spread out between five different locations across Central Massachusetts. So President, CEO and Co-founder Bruce Platzman decided to start looking at ways to consolidate the company's

    January 3, 2017
  • Baker hopes electric vehicle test drives lead to sales

    State House News Service December 28, 2016

    Massachusetts officials plan to use their share of a $500,000 federal grant to put more drivers behind the wheels of electric vehicles over the next two years in a bid to spur sales in that market.

    State House News Service December 28, 2016
  • What you need to know in health care for 2017

    Emily Micucci December 19, 2016

    This fall, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association President and CEO Lynn Nicholas said we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in Massachusetts health care.

    Emily Micucci December 19, 2016
  • Israel, Mass. agree to joint research

    State House News Service December 13, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed an agreement with Israeli officials calling for Massachusetts and Israel to pursue joint research and development efforts aimed at bringing new products to the global marketplace.

    State House News Service December 13, 2016
  • The strong business relationship between Israel and Massachusetts

    Larry Jasinski Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 6, 2016

    Governor Charlie Baker's upcoming visit to Israel carries on an important tradition of our state leadership—one that highlights the strong economic relationship between Massachusetts and Israel.

    Larry Jasinski Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 6, 2016
  • Waters partners with multi-national disease researchers

    Stephanie Meagher December 2, 2016

    Milford's Waters Corp. has announced a partnership with an international group seeking to examine the intersection of genes and environment when determining who gets diseases such as cancer and autism.

    Stephanie Meagher December 2, 2016
  • TJX sales up 7%; profits down 6%

    Sam Bonacci November 15, 2016

    Sales and profits took a different direction in the latest earnings report from Framingham's TJX, with sales growing by 7 percent and net income declining by 6.3 percent year-over-year for the third quarter of the 2017 fiscal year.

    Sam Bonacci November 15, 2016
  • Massachusetts exporters brace for Trump presidency impacts

    Laura Finaldi November 15, 2016

    In the wake of Donald Trump's election night win, manufacturing companies are bracing to see how the president-elect's positions on trade will affect exporting in Central Massachusetts.

    Laura Finaldi November 15, 2016

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.