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The state is creating a program that will help meet the future workforce needs of the Massachusetts manufacturing industry, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday at an industry event in Foxborough.
Despite being a key part of the state economy, manufacturing is hindered by “a difficult tax climate,” according to an analysis from Ball State University in Indiana.
Defense contractor Raytheon, which has operations in Marlborough, said it's adding new capabilities to an identification system for the U.S. Army that would reduce radio frequency emissions and help improve its identification of targets during war,
Citing several challenges over 2012, Fitchburg-based medical device manufacturing and software firm Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc. reported steep losses for the year and fourth quarter.
Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc. (HRT), a Fitchburg-based medical manufacturing and software firm, announced it will submit a plan to the New York Stock Exchange to prevent delisting, after the company said it failed to file its quarterly report
Worcester Polytechnic Institute said it's signed an agreement with biotechnology firm Biogen Idec to help develop and deliver programs at the school's Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC), at WPI's Gateway Park.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the lead institution in a new program funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant it received with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
10. YOU NEED TO SELL IT. Manufacturing was born because someone had an idea. An intuitive sales force seeks out a product need and determines if it's within the company niche.
Whether offering an affordable space to work, an area for collaboration or seminars for small businesses, there are more options available to Central Massachusetts startups and entrepreneurs to get their ventures out of the gate.
Last month, Framingham-based Staples Inc. became the first brick-and-mortar retailer to start selling a 3-D printer. For manufacturers though, 3-D printing, also called "additive manufacturing," is becoming the norm.
Orders for durable goods soared 3.3 percent in April, rebounding from a March drop of nearly 6 percent and far exceeding analysts' expectations, the Commerce Department reported.
A day ahead of an economic forecast conference hosted by the New England Economic Partnership (NEEP) and The New England Council, economists said they're expecting a continued slow economic recovery in the region, as it's negatively affected by
Aspen Aerogels made headlines in 2011 when it was one of a handful of Massachusetts companies to register for an initial public offering.
Precision Optics Corp. of Gardner posted significant revenue gains and smaller losses in its third quarter, thanks to growing sales of existing and newly developed products for medical applications.
Mark Aslett has steered Chelmsford military electronics manufacturer Mercury Systems through a difficult period.