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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
 
Worcester startup Skyscope acquired; to remain in the city
 
Skyscope, a Worcester startup focused on video production, was acquired by a Newburyport public relations firm Tuesday and will remain operating in the city with all its employees.
 
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Air Force awards WPI $185K for drone intelligence research
 
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor received a $185,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to make unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) more intelligent and reliable, even when they experience mechanical problems or encounter unexpected situations.
 
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TD Bank: Millennials competitive about wealth
 
A new survey by TD Bank has found although millennials face economic hurdles, they are still focused on “making it” financially before their peers.
 
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Marlborough firm develops tech for waterproof smartphones
 
Marlborough's Xtalic has created a new method of plating USB connectors that will allow for waterproof smartphones.
 
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New York, California raise minimum wage well beyond Mass. wage floor
 
On the same day that the governors of California and New York signed laws to ramp up the minimum wage in those states to $15 an hour, Gov. Charlie Baker said he was in no rush to follow the leads of his Democratic counterparts.
 
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Commuter rail expansion gets skeptical response from MBTA
 
MBTA overseers on Monday greeted warily potential pilots for expanding commuter rail service to Bourne and Foxborough and lowering weekend fares to Plymouth to encourage greater ridership.
 
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Rosenberg: Mass. "can and should" tax biggest earners at higher rate
 
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg spoke on Monday in favor of raising the taxes on the highest earners in the state.
 
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A Shrewsbury landscaping company in April was penalized $31,000 for not complying with wage laws. In announcing the penalty, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office publicly named the company and detailed the offenses.
Should regulatory penalties against businesses be publicized?
Yes. It is a deterrent for those who might otherwise make a similar offense.
Yes. As long as regulatory agencies are evenhanded in their publicity.
No. Companies don't need to be publicly shamed.
No. Politicians unevenly use these announcements to gain notoriety.

 
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