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Patrick, Murray to speakat manufacturing event

Gov. Deval Patrick and former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray will be among the speakers at a summit being held on advanced manufacturing in Massachusetts.

The event hosted by the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative is scheduled for Tuesday at the DCU Center in Worcester. Hundreds of industry executives are expected to attend and discuss challenges faced by their firms.

Among the topics will be workforce development and efforts to align vocational school and community college training programs with the needs of advanced manufacturing companies.

Murray, now president of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, will help open the second annual event and Patrick is scheduled to speak later in the day.

TOMORROW

• National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for March.

TUESDAY

• Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for February.
• The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for April.
• Federal Reserve policy makers start two-day meeting to set interest rates.

WEDNESDAY

• Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product.
• Labor Department releases the first-quarter employment cost index.
• Federal Reserve policy makers conclude two-day meeting to set interest rates.

THURSDAY

• Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.
• Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for March.
• Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.
• Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for April.
• Commerce Department releases construction spending.

FRIDAY

• Labor Department releases employment data for April.
• Commerce Department releases factory orders for March.

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