Academic, business and political leaders brainstormed ways Wednesday to attract more young people into manufacturing, from improving education to tapping the awe-inducing capabilities of information technology.
UMass Memorial Health Care announced Wednesday the elimination of 103 full-time equivalent positions at its Worcester locations in the system's latest round of layoffs, which began in March.
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.
Weather-related disruptions put a dent in earnings for CSX Corp. in the first quarter, bringing net income down to $398 million, compared to $462 million in 2013, the freight carrier announced.
Three Central Massachusetts nonprofit charities are among 70 throughout the eastern United States that have been awarded more than $400,000 by the charitable arm of BJ's Wholesale Clubs.
The UMass ALS Champion Fund has been renamed in honor of former governor Paul Cellucci, U Mass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced Thursday.
The Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group Foundation has awarded $70,000 in its latest round of community grants to Central Massachusetts organizations in support of curbing childhood obesity and increasing access to health care.