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| | | Framingham/Worcester commuter rail to close in Boston this weekend | | | | Commuter rail service along the Framingham-Worcester line will be shut down before reaching Boston this weekend starting Friday night as part of a major reconstruction of a bridge in Boston passing over the route. | | | | Read more >> | | | | Boston Scientific beats 2Q earnings forecast | | | | Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific reported a 6-percent sales growth in the quarter ending June 30, with earnings jumping to $146 million. | | | | Read more >> | | | | Proposals would bring hydropower to Mass. | | | | The company developing an electrical transmission line that could carry hydroelectric power from Quebec into New England is among the submissions for long-term clean energy contracts in Massachusetts. | | | | Read more >> | | | | |  Like us on Facebook for our latest business news |
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| | | | | Week in review | | | | Worcester job growth | | | Of the 289,200 jobs available in the Worcester area in June, 4,200 of them were added between June 2016 and last month, according to the latest data from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
| | | | Labor complaint filed | | | After a carpenter working on the 145 Front St. site was allegedly fired for trying to improve conditions for employees, the Worcester carpenters union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
| | | | Heroin hospital visits up 256% | | | Hospital visits related to heroin grew by 256 percent between 2011 and 2015, according to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. The sharpest increase was among patients between the ages of 25 and 34.
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