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Construction firms cited for underpaying workers 71% at Sutton Police Department project

Three Massachusetts construction companies were cited for nearly $640,000 for prevailing wage violations related to work done on a Sutton Police Station project, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced on Wednesday.

Greater Worcester unemployment rate improves to 10.3%

The unemployment rate in the Worcester area improved to 10.3% in August, down from 14.9% a month earlier, according to new data Wednesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

🔒Central Mass. colleges face an unprecedented semester

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

Mass. launches financing program for business energy projects

MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced last week financing is now available for funding energy improvements on commercial, industrial and multi-family buildings, as well as buildings owned by nonprofits. 
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COVID Stories: Young brewery in Franklin accelerated its year-one plan

67 Degrees Brewing Co., a microbrewery in Franklin, opened just a month and a half before having to shut down because of COVID-19.

Dean College, in reversal, will hold fall semester online

Dean College in Franklin has changed plans for the fall semester, electing to hold all classes and activities online for the fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened across the country over the summer.

Tegra pays $16M for Franklin expansion

Medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical has purchased a 120,000-square-foot new building across the street from its Franklin headquarters, the company announced in a Wednesday press release.

Lever announces 13 finalists from its first Intrapreneur Challenge

Lever of North Adams announced 13 finalists, including three from Central Massachusetts, for the first round of its COVID-19 Intrapreneur Challenge on Tuesday.
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Dean College to hold fall classes on campus

Dean College in Franklin is joining an increasing number of colleges in Central Massachusetts and elsewhere planning to hold classes on campus this fall despite risks from the coronavirus pandemic.

Jule Gomes Noack officially takes over as HMEA CEO

Jule Gomes Noack officially took over as president and CEO of Franklin human services agency Horace Mann Educational Associates on Friday, making her the third person to head the 58-year-old agency, according to a press release. 
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