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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Colleges seek out cheaper students as fewer traditional students apply
At a time when colleges are battling high costs and a shrinking pool of high school graduates, they are increasingly turning for growth to an area where they don't need to recruit students, house them in dorms or feed them in dining halls.
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Atlas Travel acquires Marblehead agency
Marlborough-based Atlas Travel announced Monday it has acquired Flagship Travel, a Marblehead travel agency.
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BourgeoisWhite lawyer elected Worcester County Bar Association president
Worcester lawyer Robert White has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Worcester County Bar Association, the group announced last week.
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Protonex lands another $1M U.S. Army order
Southborough manufacturer Protonex will supply another $1 million worth of personal power management kits to U.S. Army brigades deployed overseas.
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CCC: cannabis industry needs more test labs
State regulators on Tuesday formally asked the Cannabis Control Commission staff to prioritize the review of license applications for independent testing laboratories, a critical link of the supply chain without which no retail shops can open.
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MBTA outpaces repair spending goal by $200M
The MBTA in fiscal 2018 has awarded $639 million in new construction contracts addressing the system's repair needs, according to Assistant General Manager for Capital Delivery Beth Larkin.
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National Grid, unions at odds; workers locked out
About 1,100 gas workers were locked out of their National Grid work sites Monday, according to the heads of two United Steel Workers locals.
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Question of the Week
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With Mustang Bio opening a biomanufacturing facility in the UMass Medicine Science Park and Chinese firm WuXi Biologics announcing plans for a $60-million facility in the Worcester Biomanufacturing Park, biotech experts like Kevin O'Sullivan from Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives are hailing Worcester as a biotech destination.
Has Worcester become a biomanufacturing destination like the Greater Boston area?
Yes. Mustang Bio and WuXi are the start of a larger flow of biotech firms moving to the area.
Somewhat. The city has its place as a lower-cost location near the Boston hub but Worcester still has a ways to go before becoming its own destination.
No. Worcester won't be internationally recognized until established companies open headquarters in the city and not just individual facilities.

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