Editorial: Fawning legislators and the companies that keep closing

Editorial: Fawning legislators and the companies that keep closing

We recently recounted several closures of companies operating in our area in 2025, along with the collateral damage caused by those decisions – the loss of hundreds of jobs. We also noted that 2026 marked a continuation of that trend, with the impending departure of two adjacent companies in Wilmington. And now, we’ve learned that another local company has disclosed its intention to shutter one of its two Massachusetts facilities, despite the ef…