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Manufacturing

  • Waters Corp.’s 2nd-quarter earnings strong

    July 28, 2015

    Waters Corp. reported a 12.4-percent rise in earnings for the second quarter, along with a 3-percent jump in sales, the Milford-based manufacturer of laboratory instruments announced Tuesday.

    July 28, 2015
  • Boston Scientific meets expectations in 'strong' 2nd quarter

    July 23, 2015

    Marlborough-based Boston Scientific saw its operational revenue and profits rise in the second quarter, the company reported Thursday. The results are at the upper end of the company's guidance range.

    July 23, 2015
  • Federal grants to support manufacturing training in area

    July 17, 2015

    The North Central and Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Boards will receive $534,154 as part of the state's $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, according to a statement Friday from the Central Massachusetts Workforce

    July 17, 2015
  • U.S. factory output flat in June

    Reuters Media Express July 15, 2015

    U.S. factory production failed to advance for a second straight month in June, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in a report that could bolster concerns the economy lost a bit of steam toward the end of the second quarter.

    Reuters Media Express July 15, 2015
  • ReWalk launches 6th-generation mobility system

    July 15, 2015

    ReWalk Robotics, the Marlborough-based maker of exoskeleton systems for paraplegics, released the sixth-generation version of its exoskeleton this week.

    July 15, 2015
  • New Leominster manufacturer to create up to 50 jobs

    Sam Bonacci July 14, 2015

    A new company, Allied Resin Technologies (Artech), has teamed up with Leominster's First Plastics Corp. to bring rotational manufacturing of large plastic goods and up to 50 new jobs to the city.

    Sam Bonacci July 14, 2015
  • Polar sees sales boost in deal with Nestle

    Sam Bonacci July 10, 2015

    Worcester-based Polar Beverages has partnered with Nestle Waters in a deal that could net the company extra sales of up to $50 million a year by 2020.

    Sam Bonacci July 10, 2015
  • Barcode companies settle patent litigation

    July 9, 2015

    Cognex Corp. of Natick and a Washington state firm have reached a settlement of all outstanding litigation between the parties, the companies announced Thursday.

    July 9, 2015
  • Cognex completes sale of surface inspection division

    July 7, 2015

    Machine sensor manufacturer Cognex Corp. of Natick has sold its Surface Inspection Systems Division to AMETEK Inc.

    July 7, 2015
  • Littleton division of Curtiss-Wright sold

    July 6, 2015

    (Updated at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7) A Littleton-based division of defense contractor Curtiss-Wright Corp. has been sold to a Minneapolis manufacturer, the two companies announced late last week.

    July 6, 2015
  • Arch Therapeutics raises $3M in financing

    July 1, 2015

    Arch Therapeutics of Framingham has raised $3 million in equity financing through sales of stock to 19 accredited investors, the company announced Wednesday.

    July 1, 2015
  • Sutton brownfield to get cleaned up and back in business

    June 30, 2015

    Attorney General Maura Healey has entered into a brownfields agreement for the redevelopment and reuse of a parcel in Sutton once occupied by Master Metals Industries, creating six new jobs in the town.

    June 30, 2015
  • 51 Tyco employees in Westminster face layoff

    June 30, 2015

    Some Tyco Fire Protection Products operations currently performed in Westminster will be relocated by September to other Tyco facilities in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamores, Mexico, the company said Monday.

    June 30, 2015
  • Waters Corp. names new CEO

    June 26, 2015

    Christopher J. O'Connell will take on the role of chief executive officer at Waters Corp. beginning in September.

    June 26, 2015
  • MassMEP receives $400,000 grant to assist defense manufacturers

    Sam Bonacci June 24, 2015

    MassDevelopment has awarded the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) $400,000 toward outreach and training programs for defense manufacturers.

    Sam Bonacci June 24, 2015
  • Family businesses relocate to Hudson

    Sam Bonacci June 22, 2015

    The Acton businesses Boatzincs and Mach Machine will relocate to Hudson in a manufacturing building purchased by the owner of Boatzincs for $1.2 million.

    Sam Bonacci June 22, 2015

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.