The French multinational materials company Saint-Gobain has announced the expansion of its YouthBuild partnership internationally with the extension of a $600,000 grant and the building of a school.
The owners of the former Evergreen Solar site in Devens have sold the fully-leased property for $36 million after initially purchasing the property for $8.3 million.
After announcing two years ago it would expand to Devens, French multinational materials company Saint-Gobain has ceased operations there, according to a company official.
Foreign companies now employ nine percent of Greater Worcester's workforce, the third highest among the top 100 US metropolitan areas, according to a study.
State regulators have assessed a $6,900 penalty against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. for violating hazardous waste regulations at its Worcester coating facility.