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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday November 18, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Bain & Company releases Southeast Asia CEOs' guide to AI transformation, launches AI Innovation Hub in Singapore
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] (TNSrpt) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bain & Company releases Southeast Asia CEOs' guide to AI transformation, launches AI Innovation Hub in Singapore * AI productivity gains alone are insufficient in Southeast Asia due to lower labor costs. CEOs must focus on growth, scalability and new business models * Bain & Company to launch new AI Innovation Hub in Singapore, supported b  more

Challenging OT Cybersecurity Landscape Drives Demand for Better Endpoint Protection
DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Challenging OT Cybersecurity Landscape Drives Demand for Better Endpoint Protection * ARC Advisory Group's new market size and forecast research on industrial endpoint protection solutions shows that the industrial/OT cybersecurity endpoint protection market experienced strong growth in recent years. Increased awareness of cyber risks, governmental actions, and more com  more

GE Vernova Hosts Exclusive Sneak Peek of New Advanced Research Center Facilities in Niskayuna, NY
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova hosts exclusive sneak peek of new Advanced Research Center facilities in Niskayuna, NY * GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, NY, is critical to the company's efforts to advance energy innovation and help meet the country's growing energy needs * GE Vernova has invested in expanding the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center, including facilities and headcount  more

IDC FutureScape 2026 Predictions: AI to Drive 50% of New Economic Value From Digital Businesses in APJ/* by 2030
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC FutureScape 2026 Predictions: AI to Drive 50% of New Economic Value from Digital Businesses in APJ/* by 2030 IDC's key predictions reveal how Asia/Pacific Japan (APJ) enterprises will drive growth through Agentic AI, orchestration, and data intelligence. * SINGAPORE, 17 November 2025 - At the IDC FutureScape 2026 event in Singapor  more

MassMutual and Barings Announce Investment by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings for 18% Stake in Barings
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * MassMutual and Barings Announce Investment by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings for 18% Stake in Barings Strategic partnership with MS&AD to accelerate Barings' growth with additional capital and assets * MassMutual and its global asset management subsidiary Barings announced today that MassMutual has entered into an agreement in which MS&AD Insurance Group H  more

NDSU Distinguished Professor Receives Prestigious Award
FARGO, North Dakota, Nov. 18 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU Distinguished Professor receives prestigious award The honor is considered Frontiers in Reproduction's top distinction and recognizes an individual who has significantly guided the international reproductive sciences community. * Larry Reynolds, University Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences at NDSU, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Beacon Award by the Frontiers in Reproduction  more

Robots in the Warehouse? This Northeastern Co-Op Has the Blueprint
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Robots in the warehouse? This Northeastern co-op has the blueprint Northeastern graduate student Yash Phalle was instrumental at his co-op at Warp, a warehouse logistics company, in bringing in an autonomous forklift for pallet moving. By Cesareo Contreras The electric motors echo through the warehouse as an autonomous forklift moves between tall stacks of pallets. The forklift scans its surroundings   more

Skanska Completes Belmont Skating Rink in Belmont, MA
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Skanska completes Belmont Skating Rink in Belmont, MA BELMONT, MA - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced the substantial completion of the new 40,300-square-foot Belmont Skating Rink and Athletic Facility in Belmont, Massachusetts. The new facility occupies the site of the former Viglirolo Skating Rink, which was demolished pri  more

Southport Swing Bridge Wins Top ACEC Prize in Maine
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Southport Swing Bridge Wins Top ACEC Prize in Maine * VHB won the Grand Conceptor Award for the Southport Swing Bridge project last week at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Maine's Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The Grand Conceptor Aw  more

University of Massachusetts: Margaret Riley Authors First Undergraduate Textbook on Human Microbiome
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Margaret Riley Authors First Undergraduate Textbook on Human Microbiome Margaret "Peg" Riley, professor of biology, has written the first undergraduate textbook for students interested in learning about the human microbiome. "The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease: An Introduction" is set to be published by Princeton University Press on Dec. 9. Each of our bodies is home to trillions of mi  more

VHB Supports NCDOT with Bridge Repair and Replacement after Hurricane Helene
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Supports NCDOT with Bridge Repair and Replacement after Hurricane Helene * Communities in western North Carolina are still recovering more than a year after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage to roads and bridges across Buncombe County. VHB is helping   more