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International Trade

  • Framingham Firm Receives Funding For Israeli Collaboration

    June 11, 2013

    A Framingham life sciences firm will receive a grant to work with partner firms in Israel, thanks to a second round of funding under the Massachusetts-Israel Innovation Partnership (MIIP).

    June 11, 2013
  • Mass. Life Sciences Launches International Program

    April 23, 2013

    The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has launched a new program for Massachusetts companies to partner with international firms.

    April 23, 2013
  • Jabil-Nypro Deal Closing Delayed

    March 21, 2013

    Reporting its second-quarter fiscal year 2013 financial results, Jabil Circuit Inc. said its acquisition of Clinton-based Nypro would likely take longer than originally expected.

    March 21, 2013
  • Bay State Manufacturers Suffer Drop In Exports

    March 18, 2013

    Although Massachusetts exporters have made significant efforts to spread their products around the globe, the fact that the United Kingdom is suffering from a weak economy and, yet, is the state's second-largest export partner hurt the commonwealth'

    March 18, 2013
  • Staples' Profits Plummet On Restructuring Costs

    March 6, 2013

    Framingham-based office supply retailer Staples Inc. ended its fourth quarter with a slight uptick in revenue but a big drop in profits, related mainly to store closures and restructurings.

    March 6, 2013
  • Briefing: Colombian Connection

    March 4, 2013

    Gov. Deval Patrick returned last week from a 10-day trip to Colombia, where he sought to strengthen ties between the Bay State and South America's third-largest economy.

    March 4, 2013
  • Patrick Signs Agreement With Colombia

    February 22, 2013

    Nearly a week into a trade trip to Colombia, Gov. Deval Patrick signed an agreement to formalize collaboration between the South American country and Massachusetts in the life sciences, technology and clean energy industries, Patrick's office

    February 22, 2013
  • Patrick Aims To Drum Up Mass. Business In Colombia

    State House News Service February 18, 2013

    Gov. Deval Patrick hopes Massachusetts businesses can “get in on the ground floor” with an emerging South American economy during his five-day trade mission to Colombia, which was scheduled to begin last Friday

    State House News Service February 18, 2013
  • AMSC Looks Ahead After Trimming Losses

    February 12, 2013

    AMSC, the Devens company formerly known as American Superconductor, saw its losses shrink in its third quarter – three months that included a 25-percent reduction of its workforce.

    February 12, 2013
  • The Growth Keeps Coming For Westborough's Virtusa

    January 31, 2013

    Westborough-based IT consulting, technology and outsourcing provider Virtusa Corp. is having its strongest fiscal year since it was founded nearly 17 years ago.

    January 31, 2013
  • AMSC Ships Grid System To China

    January 16, 2013

    Devens-based AMSC, formerly American Superconductor, said it has received an order for its D-VAR system from a company helping Chinese utility providers improve power quality.

    January 16, 2013
  • TechPrecision Gets $115M Contract For Cancer Treatment Parts

    January 7, 2013

    TechPrecision Corp. of Pennsylvania announced that it has signed a five-year deal for more than $115 million to produce parts of cancer treatment equipment. Its Wesminster subsidiary Ranor Inc.

    January 7, 2013
  • ViryaNet Announces Partnership

    December 21, 2012

    Westborough-based software firm ViryaNet Ltd. announced it has formed a partnership with Infotech Enterprises, a global engineering firm based in India.

    December 21, 2012
  • Better Days Ahead For Electric Car Batteries, Say Analysts

    December 10, 2012

    More electric-powered vehicles have been sold this year than in any other, but it's still not enough demand to absorb all the production coming out of companies in Central Massachusetts and beyond.

    December 10, 2012
  • Nypro Hiring 100 In Ireland

    December 10, 2012

    Clinton-based plastics manufacturer Nypro Inc. will be adding 100 jobs to its Ireland facility over the next year.

    December 10, 2012
  • Boxborough Firm Makes First Acquisition

    Emily Micucci December 5, 2012

    Egenera Inc., a Boxborough-based software company, announced the acquisition of a cloud software company based in Dublin, Ireland. It is the first acquistion for the 10-year-old Egenera.

    Emily Micucci December 5, 2012

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.