Siemens

Siemens Metals Technologies, which has operations in Worcester, has been contracted to upgrade facilities at a Keystone Steel and Wire Co. plant in Illinois.

Siemens Metals Technologies, which has operations in Worcester, has received an order from a Georgia firm to supply an aluminum rod system for a wire and cable manufacturer in the Middle Eastern emirate of Dubai, the company announced.

German conglomerate Siemens Metals Technologies has inked a deal that will involve the engineering and manufacture of copper rod mills in Worcester.

Siemens AG, the German conglomerate that makes steel mills in Worcester, announced $660 million in software grants Wednesday to support manufacturing programs at Massachusetts vocational schools and colleges.

Global integrated technology company Siemens, which has operations in Worcester, will supply wind turbines for the planned offshore wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, known as Cape Wind, according to both companies.

Siemens Metals Technologies, which has a facility in Worcester, said it has won a contract to modernize a French copper rod mill owned by global cable manufacturer Nexans.

Worcester Polytechnic University officially introduced its newest Gateway Park building Wednesday, a $32-million, four-story edifice that now houses a mix of academic and private-sector functions.

When German conglomerate Siemens AG bought the 120-year-old Morgan Construction Co. in 2008, Siemens introduced its corporate changes slowly to the Worcester company.

From today's print edition: It's slow and steady as it goes for the commercial office market in Central Massachusetts, reflecting much of what's happening in the broader economy, industry insiders say.

MCPHS University, formerly the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, based in Boston, is expanding its footprint in Worcester.