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Sterling Manufacturing is a vertically integrated, injection molding solutions maker serving the healthcare, aviation, defense and commercial industries.

Worcester-based Primetals Technologies announced last week that it shipped a car part manufacturing machine to a Chinese steel producer, in the first modernization of that Asian facility's operations in nearly 20 years.

A late-night deal struck between House and Senate lawmakers to regulate app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft would charge those companies a 20-cent per ride surcharge for infrastructure improvements.

Drivers in the Worcester and Springfield areas will gain some relief from Massachusetts Turnpike tolls under an all-electronic system being tested and set to go live in October.

Craig Bovaird, owner of Built-Rite, spoke with the Worcester Business Journal about building a strong reputation, maintaining quality, recruiting for new positions and the senior management team and ownership coming up with a transition plan for the next decade.

A proposed rail program that would add two new routes connecting Boston to both New Haven and Montreal through Worcester could bring more than $1.2 billion in infrastructure improvements to the Northeast.

A section of Worcester's Main Street in front of Clark University is set for $2.3 million worth of state-funded improvements.

Attorney General Maura Healey and her New York counterpart have filed lawsuits alleging Volkswagen and affiliated car brands defrauded customers about diesel emissions and engaged in an extensive cover-up.

As Uber continues its Central Massachusetts expansion, it has released the most requested locations in Worcester, with the city's colleges and bars rounding out the list.

Negotiations are underway to reconcile the Senate and House bills regulating ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.