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Continuing education is key to remaining competitive in our rapidly changing economy. This applies not only to individuals, but businesses. An educated workforce is a huge asset in an industry.

Gardner manufacturer of advanced optical equipment Precision Optics has reduced its losses in fiscal 2018 by more than 65 percent, according to its fiscal year end earnings report.

Eye Surgeons of Worcester has merged with D'Ambrosio Eye Care, a practice with five offices across Central Massachusetts.

The Worcester-area unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent in August from the 4.2 percent in July, according to the state's non-seasonally adjusted labor figures.

A new coworking facility - the Wachusett Business Incubator - will launch next week.

We at Mount Wachusett Community College have a strong belief in the power of education to transform lives.

GFA Federal Credit Union and a Colorado-based company are the first to offer banking services to the legal cannabis business in Massachusetts.

Framingham State University has joined a group of colleges in Massachusetts that is working to expand college education access for those who are incarcerated.

Five entities based in or connected to Central Massachusetts have received a share of nearly $2.9 million in state workforce training funds.

Mount Wachusett Community College is joining the likes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 12 other Massachusetts colleges in a new prison education consortium.