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A MANUFACTURER A MANUFACTURER A MANUFACTURER
TO TO TO MEET FUTURE MEET FUTURE MEET FUTURE
DEMAND. DEMAND. DEMAND.
Fleet Machine Co. needed funds to purchase new
equipment. We provided a loan allowing the Gloucester
manufacturer to ramp up its production of components
for the aerospace, robotics, defense, and medical
industries. Learn more at MassDevelopment.com or
call 800.445.8030 and ask to speak with an economic
development professional.
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$118,590
Average annual pay
of Worcester County
computer hardware
engineers, the highest-
paying engineering job
in the county
Source: U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics
244,589
Number of Massachusetts
manufacturing workers,
the lowest level of total
employment in the industry
in the last 10 years
