The manufacturing industry in Central Massachusetts isn't as robust as it was decades ago. But there are still robust companies. That includes Lampin Corp. of Uxbridge. The maker of such products as pulleys and MITRPAK gearboxes said it enjoyed 22-percent growth in revenue last year, and an even bigger 70-percent jump in net profit margins. Bill DiBenedetto, a former executive with Digital Equipment Corp., is nearing the end of his third year as president of the employee-owned company.
Three solar-energy stations are expected to be completed in Uxbridge and will serve residential and commercial electric ratepayers for National Grid, according to the project developer.
Insurers, small business advocates and local chambers of commerce are asking House lawmakers to put the brakes on a late-moving bill that would require health insurance carriers to cover services from licensed education psychologists for students.
Following approval from the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Sitting Board this month, National Grid announced Thursday that it would begin construction on a 15.4-mile electric transmission line in Millbury, Sutton, Northbridge, Uxbridge and Millville.
When Dr. William Muller works with patients at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge today, he can do things that would have been impossible not long ago.