Technology

Shares of Maynard-based communications equipment manufacturer Acacia Communications opened nearly $6 higher Monday after President Donald Trump indicated that he wants to resume doing business with a Chinese telecommunications giant.

Retail giant TJX COs. has laid off 300 information technology workers as it outsources some services to a third-party provider, the company said in a statement.

New York-based Advance Local is growing its presence in Central Massachusetts. The company is set to open an office for its MassLive Media division near the Worcester Common this month.

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Two decades have passed since Digital Equipment Corp. occupied a 58-acre site in Maynard just a mile south of town center. More than half of that time has been spent trying to redevelop the property.

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Framingham life science consulting firm Alira Health is planning to more than double its lab space on Grant Street from 5,700 to 13,000 square feet.

French building materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain, already with a significant manufacturing presence in Worcester, is now bringing its life sciences division to the city.

Marlborough drugmaker RXi Pharmaceuticals has begun working with a California biotherapeutic firm to evaluate potential collaborations to create a new cancer treatment.

French drugmaker Sanofi is laying off 95 employees from its Framingham location.