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🔒Commonwealth Fusion eyes major Devens expansion, to add another 100+ jobs

Devens-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems is looking to expand on its existing presence in MassDevelopment’s regional enterprise zone of Devens through the construction of new facilities and a new parking garage […]

🔒Boston Scientific to acquire California bladder dysfunction treatment company

Boston Scientific is set to acquire Valencia Technologies, a California-based company developing and commercializing treatments for bladder dysfunction.

Rentschler Biopharma to produce blood coagulation drug for global testing

Rentschler Biopharma, a Germany-based biopharmaceuticals manufacturer with a facility in Milford, is set to produce a novel blood coagulation treatment developed by Netherlands-based VarmX, with the hopes to support future commercialization.

Former cannabis commissioner promoted at AIM

Camargo joined the Cannabis Control Commission in 2021.
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Cannabis reform proposals set to be negotiated next year

A six-person conference committee is now fully in place and ready in the new year to begin hashing out final details of Massachusetts legislation overhauling cannabis laws.

Cannabis growers using less than 70% of licensed cultivation space could be downgraded to lower limits

If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's maximum canopy to a lower tier, according to a CCC memo.

🔒WBJ’s 10 bold predictions for 2026

UMass Memorial Health will absorb another hospital, and nine other predictions.

🔒How did WBJ do with its bold predictions for 2025?

CCC was not placed into receivership, no hospital replaced Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and the results of eight other bold predictions for 2025.
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🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Manufacturing’s unpredictability, tempered enthusiasm

Federal policies, particularly around tariffs, will loom over the Central Massachusetts manufacturing industry in 2026.

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Craft beer & cannabis will struggle to adapt

The past year hasn’t been kind to either the craft beer or cannabis spaces, as a downturn in investor enthusiasm for both sectors and other factors have deterred growth. Despite some hope, headwinds remain.
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