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Manufacturing

  • Challenging 2012 For Wind-Energy Firms Filters Into Uncertain New Year

    January 7, 2013

    As if the troubles experienced by Central Massachusetts' fledgling solar panel and electric battery manufacturers weren't enough of a challenge over the past few years, what exists of the region's wind energy industry appears to be in for a turbul

    January 7, 2013
  • Patrick Proposes Changes To Improve Pharmacy Oversight

    State House News Service January 7, 2013

    Finding the state’s current regulatory system insufficient to handle the compounding pharmacy industry, Gov. Deval Patrick is filing legislation to strengthen controls and state health officials are planning to make their own improvements.

    State House News Service January 7, 2013
  • Lancaster Plastics Firm Expanding

    January 2, 2013

    A Lancaster-based corporate trio of plastics companies is building more space to accommodate for expanding business lines, it said.

    January 2, 2013
  • Idexx Agrees To Drop Distribution Deals

    December 26, 2012

    Maine-based veterinary diagnostic testing supplier Idexx Laboratories Inc., which has operations in North Grafton, has resolved a federal complaint by agreeing to drop exclusive business arrangements with a top distributor, the Federal Trade

    December 26, 2012
  • Worcester May Consider Taking Wyman-Gordon Site

    December 17, 2012

    Worcester city councilors are planning to ask City Manager Michael V. O'Brien to look into the feasibility of seizing the Wyman-Gordon site near Kelley Square that's being targeted for a slots parlor and hotel by eminent domain.

    December 17, 2012
  • Worcester-Based Program Gets STEM Boost

    December 14, 2012

    A Worcester-based program is one of five across the commonwealth that are being expanded to help more students pursue education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – also known as STEM - as a way to boost workforce development.

    December 14, 2012
  • Caliper Cleanroom Build Wraps Up

    Susan Shalhoub December 11, 2012

    Maynard-based builder J.M. Coull is getting used to working with Hopkinton-based Caliper Life Sciences, which was purchased last year by PerkinElmer Inc.

    Susan Shalhoub December 11, 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
  • Community Colleges Tailor Training Programs To Better Meet Workforce Needs

    December 10, 2012

    A year into a statewide program that's transforming workforce training programs at the state's 15 community colleges, about 1,000 students have been served in nearly half of the 140 accelerated programs that will be rolling out of the system throu

    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
  • State Wins SBA Grant To Boost Exports

    Rick Saia December 4, 2012

    The U.S.

    Rick Saia December 4, 2012
  • Julien Mininberg, President and CEO, Kaz Inc., Southborough

    December 3, 2012

    Julien Mininberg, formerly of Proctor & Gamble, was hired in 2006 by Kaz Inc., which develops thermometers, air purifiers and other products under major brand names like Vicks, Braun, Honeywell and recently, Pur.

    December 3, 2012
  • FIBA Technologies Expanding In MetroWest

    December 3, 2012

    About a decade ago, FIBA Technologies Inc. vacated its facility on Route 9 in Westborough to pursue an expanded business model at a larger property in Millbury.

    December 3, 2012
  • Acton's Haartz Corp. Forms Indian Company

    November 19, 2012

    Acton-based Haartz Corp., which makes soft interior trim and convertible top material for automobiles, is expanding its presence in India with a new manufacturing facility.

    November 19, 2012
  • Ameridose To Idle Hundreds In Westborough

    Emily Micucci November 14, 2012

    Westborough-based Ameridose LLC, the sister company of the Framingham steroid manufacturer linked to a nationwide meningitis outbreak, has formally noti

    Emily Micucci November 14, 2012
  • CMass Manufacturers See More Hiring In '13

    Rick Saia November 14, 2012

    A group of surveyed manufacturers in Central Massachusetts expect to hire more production workers in 2013, with nearly all of that hiring driven by growth, according to a branch of the Worcester-based

    Rick Saia November 14, 2012

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Massachusetts whistleblower laws predominantly safeguard public employees from retaliation when they report violations, abuse, or risks to public health and safety. However, private employees have far more restrictions in regards to their state-provided whistleblower protections, but there are still ways they file retaliation complaints, including federally through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In January, the state agency Cannabis Control Commission suspended a whistleblower featured in a WBJ investigation. Without providing reasoning, the CCC put Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube subsequently resigned from her role.

In May, Carla LeBlanc, a nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital was fired for her appearance on a local podcast in which she spoke out about long-documented concerns regarding working conditions and interpersonal dynamics at the Worcester facility. She then filed a lawsuit against the hospital and its operator under the Massachusetts Healthcare Whistleblower Protection Act, which offers protections to private healthcare workers.