North County

Electronics manufacturing services firm Jabil Circuit Inc., the parent company of Clinton-based Nypro Inc., posted a second-quarter loss as revenue declined and restructuring costs impacted the bottom line.

Devens-based wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC laid off an unspecified number of employees at its headquarters today as part of a restructuring that will include the closing of a plant in Wisconsin and the opening of a new one in Romania.

Leominster-based Wachusett Wealth Management has been acquired by a Woburn firm, the two companies announced today.

For better or for worse, Central Massachusetts is out of the running for any type of gambling site, after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission awarded the state's only slots parlor license to Penn National Gaming, which will build a facility down Interstate 495 in Plainville.

A global firm specializing in water, hygiene and energy technologies has signed a lease for 4,000 square feet of warehouse space in Shirley.

Unemployment in Central Massachusetts jumped significantly in January but is down from January of last year, the Patrick administration said today.

Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) will receive a $500,000 grant for their engineering, science and technology center, the school announced.

Three community development organizations in Central Massachusetts received a combined $330,000 to increase economic opportunities for low- and middle-income households, the Patrick administration announced today.

The state gaming commission has picked Plainville over Leominster and Raynham for the one slots parlor license mandated in the 2011 gambling expansion law.

Four life science companies in Central Massachusetts received a combined $1.54 million in tax incentives to create 87 jobs in 2014, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced Wednesday.