State Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) wrapped up the business week with a flurry of activity, joining his colleagues in their efforts to protect Commonwealth residents as best they can from the ongoing COVID-19 challenges. The virus continues to spread. As of Friday, the number of cases in Massachusetts rose to 418, 85 more than the previous day’s tally. Hospitalizations also climbed, from 43 to 58. A total of 3,132 Massachusetts residents have been tested for the virus.

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Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) joined his legislative colleagues and Massachusetts Health and Human Services officials Tuesday on a conference call to discuss the Commonwealth’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Following this discussion, he issued an update for Burlington, Bedford, and Wilmington residents.

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The Burlington Union

House Vice-Chair Ken Gordon will bring his colleagues from the Joint Committee on Economic Development to Burlington Nov. 18 to learn about the region’s emerging Life Sciences industry.  Expected to provide testimony will be Secretary of Economic Development Mike Keneally, MassBio CEO Travis McCready, Mass Life Sciences CEO Robert Coughlin, educators from Northeastern U., where the event will take place, and members of the industry.

The Lowell Sun

Employers in Burlington hope that a new Lowell to Burlington shuttle will help them tap into the city’s labor pool.

The shuttle launched last week after years of research and planning. For years employers, particularly restaurants, in Burlington have struggled to access a labor pool large enough to fill their job openings, and for years Lowell has struggled with the opposite problem – connecting residents with a wider job pool.

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BCAT

Local political and business leaders gathered to celebrate the inaugural run of a new shuttle meant to bring much-needed workers from Lowell to fill vacant restaurant jobs in Burlington.

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