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Apr 19, 2018

Report Spotlights State's Older Industrial Urban Areas

Older industrial urban areas have struggled in recent decades, but metros in Massachusetts are showing momentum.

The Roxbury Innovation Center in the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Tech Accelerator Aims To Fix 'Dividing Line' In Funding For Minority Entrepreneurs

04:16Apr 18, 2018

A solar project in Freetown, Massachusetts, in 2015. (Aynsley Floyd/AP for NRG)

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Still Boosting Northeast Economies, Study Says

Apr 17, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Watch: For 2nd Day, Mark Zuckerberg Answers Questions On Capitol Hill On User Data

Apr 11, 2018

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Caretaker Yamiley Jean Louis looks on as Leroy Neuberg, 102, gets his regular haircut from Maria Chavez at Salon Maria in Brookline. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Demand For Senior Home Care Grows, But Its Pay Remains Low

06:05Oct 30, 2017

How A Robot Is Changing Furniture Making At A Factory In Fitchburg

05:23Oct 30, 2017

Aaron Ennis installs a window shade during one of his jobs at the Tellus Institute in Cambridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What The Booming Gig Economy Means For The Future Of Work

04:55Nov 2, 2017

Cosmo Pasciuto shows students how to operate a lathe at the Center for Manufacturing Technology at Custom Machine in Woburn. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'Old School' Manufacturing Meets The New 3D Revolution In Mass.

07:20Nov 3, 2017

What The Data Tell Us About The Future Of Work In Mass.

A snapshot of how the jobs we do are changing in Massachusetts, as told through data.

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In this April 4, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Watch: Facebook's Zuckerberg Testifies At The Senate On User Data

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying on Capitol Hill to answer questions about protecting user data.

Apr 10, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs after meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. Zuckerberg will testify Tuesday before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (Alex Brandon/AP)

MIT Civic Media Director: Facebook's Apologies Are 'Long Overdue'

As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress, Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, joined WBUR.

05:52Apr 10, 2018

Ebby Ihionu works on a pleated dance skirt at Elegance African Fashions in Dorchester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Amid 'Black Panther' Craze, African Clothing Retailers Marvel At Sales Boost

For many of these shop owners, the question is how to keep this buying excitement going once the movie hype wanes.

04:45Apr 6, 2018

How Massachusetts Could Be Affected By China Tariff Trade War

The latest round of the U.S./China tit-for-tat tariff trade war could take a toll on the Massachusetts economy. WBUR's Bruce Gellerman talks about how the state stands to be affected...

04:12Apr 5, 2018

GE's Stock Price Continues To Tumble

Robert McCarthy, an analyst at the investment banking firm Stifel, told WBUR's Morning Edition that GE's investors may be looking at a long road to recovery.

03:57Apr 5, 2018