The Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC), a Worcester-based association on more than 90 manufacturing groups aimed at solving workforce challenges, will be recognized with a workforce development award by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) in May.
The Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University in Grafton has been designated as one of nine provisional veterinary trauma centers approved nationwide by The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC).
The Worcester-based contract research company Averica Discovery Services announced a collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that will allow the two organizations to share expertise on projects.
Building on previous reports that trumpeted warnings about aging workers in Massachusetts and high unemployment rates among younger workers the state will need to replace them, a state report out today calls for new programs to address the problem.
The Reliant Medical Group Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Worcester-based physician group, announced it has donated nearly $58,000 to 12 Central Massachusetts nonprofits.
Taking the first major step toward a significant tax hike this year, the House on Monday night approved $500 million in new revenue from increases in the state's gas, cigarette and business taxes in an attempt to solidify the finances of the state's transportation system and invest in local road repair projects.