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Monday, July 23, 2018

Manufacturers look to avoid layoffs as Trump's tariffs eat into their bottom line

The impacts of tariffs have been swift and immediate for Central Massachusetts manufacturers, who are seeing raw material costs spike while they remain locked in deals for goods.

Former Texas-based wildlife, museum and zoo leader Lucy Hale will replace Joe Cox as president of Worcester children's museum EcoTarium.

Thanks to a revision of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs policy, injured veterans now have expanded access to exoskeleton systems from Marlborough medical device maker ReWalk Robotics.

Leisure, hospitality highlight Mass. job figures in June

The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 3.5 percent in June and public officials reported Friday the state's labor force participation rate is at its highest level in 10 years.

Waters Corp. acquires rights to Indiana spectrometer tech

Milford scientific equipment manufacturer Waters Corp. has acquired the exclusive rights to an Indiana firm’s mass spectrometry technology.

Prices at the pump are down three cents this week, but remain 59 cents higher than the price at this time last year.

Personally, I find the way Trump conducts himself to be shameful, and his policies are mean-spirited and self-serving; but as professional journalists, we need to understand both sides and tell our stories fairly.

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