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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
WPI ranked 18th in nation for online engineering
Worcester Polytechnic School has landed at 18th in the nation in a newly minted list of the 50 best online engineering degrees from College Choice.
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Avery Dennison partners with Dutch firm for long-range tracker
Westborough's Avery Dennison has announced the production of a larger RFID chip that will improve production capacity while also boosting the range for the product that is used to digitally tag shipments and retail items.
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Engineering firm to construct $110M biomanufacturing site
A global engineering group with an office in Framingham will provide architectural, engineering and project management services for a Norwood biotech's new manufacturing facility.
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Worcester chamber oppposes recreational marijuana
The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has taken a stance against the regulation and taxation of recreational marijuana but chose to avoid coming down with an opinion on the expansion of charter schools in the state.
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Mass. robotics businesses employed 4,700, generated $1.6B in 2015
Research released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has found 122 companies making up the state's robotics cluster employed more than 4,700 workers and generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 2015.
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Poll results show marijuana support, charter expansion opposition
Voters favor legalizing marijuana for adults and oppose a broad expansion of charter schools in Massachusetts, according to new poll results that could be a harbinger of a disappointing election day for Gov. Charlie Baker.
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Mass. retailers say lack of sales tax holiday hurt
The state's decision not to hold a weekend-long sales tax holiday in August led to "dramatic drops in local sales and hours worked," according to a Retailers Association of Massachusetts survey.
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The List: Toughest golf courses
Ranked by slope rating and then USGA rating
The International Golf Club/The Pines, Bolton 155/81.7
Charter Oak Country Club, Hudson 140/73.2
Blackstone National Golf Club, Sutton 139/74.6
The Haven Country Club, Boylston 138/73.9
Wedgewood Pines Country Club, Stow 138/73.6
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