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International Trade

  • Renewable energy compromise filed

    State House News Service August 1, 2016

    House and Senate negotiators have finalized an energy bill that will require utilities to procure large quantities of hydro-electric and offshore wind power to meet the state's energy demand in the coming years.

    State House News Service August 1, 2016
  • Worcester CFO elected officer of hose association

    July 26, 2016

    The chief financial officer of Worcester fluid conveyance provider Omni Services was elected to an executive position of the national trade group Association for Hose & Accessories Distribution.

    July 26, 2016
  • Built-Rite Tool leadership looking to transition

    July 26, 2016

    Craig Bovaird, owner of Built-Rite, spoke with the Worcester Business Journal about building a strong reputation, maintaining quality, recruiting for new positions and the senior management team and ownership coming up with a transition plan for the

    July 26, 2016
  • Mass. Senate passes energy bill

    State House News Service July 1, 2016

    An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort to diversify the state's energy mix and comply with greenhouse

    State House News Service July 1, 2016
  • Mass. manufacturers brace for Brexit impact

    Sam Bonacci June 24, 2016

    Massachusetts manufacturers are bracing for increased exporting difficulties the British exit from the European Union could have on Bay State exports.

    Sam Bonacci June 24, 2016
  • The backbone of lobster traps

    Laura Finaldi June 20, 2016

    Northbridge's Riverdale Mills is a wire mesh manufacturer supplying products for 80 percent of North American lobster traps.

    Laura Finaldi June 20, 2016
  • Bose sells two overseas manufacturing plants

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016

    Bose has sold manufacturing plants with a combined 3,500 employees in Mexico and Malaysia for an undisclosed sum.

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016
  • Irish firm launches Framingham construction division

    Brad Kane June 14, 2016

    Irish architecture and engineering firm DPS announced Tuesday it has launched a construction management division out of its office in Framingham.

    Brad Kane June 14, 2016
  • Baker: Power drain underscores need for energy plan

    State House News Service June 10, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker cited the need to plan for the impending retirement of nuclear and fossil fuel power sources as one reason he wants energy legislation to make it to his desk in coming weeks.

    State House News Service June 10, 2016
  • Israeli firms in Mass. outpace state's economy

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

    Israeli companies, eager for access to the larger American market, have flocked to Boston where direct flights to Tel Aviv and a "research-driven" economy are nurturing the international connection.

    State House News Service June 8, 2016
  • New England electric prices fell 35% in 2015

    Sam Bonacci May 27, 2016

    Electricity prices in New England fell by 35 percent in 2015 on the back of plummeting natural gas prices. according to ISO New England.

    Sam Bonacci May 27, 2016
  • Virtusa revenue skyrockets amid expansion

    Sam Bonacci May 18, 2016

    Virtusa Corporation has reported a 36 percent boost to revenue in its fourth quarter amid an expansion where the company purchased India-based Polaris Consulting & Services.

    Sam Bonacci May 18, 2016
  • Energy chief flags need for more natural gas

    May 4, 2016

    In the wake of the suspension of Kinder Morgan's major natural gas pipeline project in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Baker administration's energy chief on Tuesday stressed that "incremental" increased natural gas capacity continues to be a

    May 4, 2016
  • ReWalk replaces Israeli board member

    Laura Finaldi April 6, 2016

    Marlborough medical device firm ReWalk Robotics on Tuesday named industry veteran Peter L. Wehrly to permanently take over the position on its nine-member board of directors held on an interim basis by an Israeli venture capitalist.

    Laura Finaldi April 6, 2016
  • Gas prices hit 2016 high in Massachusetts

    Sam Bonacci March 28, 2016

    Massachusetts gas prices jumped ten cents since last week as they continued a month-long climb to reach the highest prices for the year in the state.

    Sam Bonacci March 28, 2016
  • Industrial Packaging pushes innovation, workforce development

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

    Founded in Worcester in 1953, Leominster's Industrial Packaging is not a new company; but when it comes to innovation in productivity and workforce development, this second-generation family business is keeping with the times, and then some.

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

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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.