Voluntary separations of longer-term Tyco SimplexGrinnell employees in Westminster will reduce the company's local workforce 5 percent by the end of the year while keeping the number of employees above 700, according to a spokesperson for the manufacturer of security systems.
Members of Westminster's board of health may have gotten more pushback than they expected when they proposed banning the sale of all tobacco products in the town. Last week, they dropped the plan.
Pinetree Power Fitchburg has been assessed a $600,000 fine by state environmental officials to resolve a series of alleged violations of emissions limits at its facility in Westminster.
Twenty-three Central Massachusetts companies are among those benefiting from $6.8 million in workforce training fund grants awarded by the Patrick administration.