Monica Benevides

Geisel Software of Worcester announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Fayetteville State University in North Carolina to perform multi-robot perception research under a NASA grant.

The Reactory Summit, a one-day biomanufacturing conference to be held at the Beechwood Hotel, has been postponed from Oct. 13 to April 6, according to The Reactory’s website.

Clark University has named Margo Foreman as permanent vice president and chief officer of diversity, equity and inclusion, the school announced on Tuesday.

Cresco Labs, a publicly traded Chicago-based cannabis company operating in multiple states with $476 million in annual revenue, announced on Friday it had completed an acquisition of Cultivate.

Community Health Network of North Central Massachusetts, also known as CHNA 9, has received a $200,000 grant from UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton hospital in Leominster to establish a North Central Mass. Anchor Collaborative.

Clark University has named Kendall Isaac its first-ever general counsel, the Worcester school announced Thursday morning.

Dr. Robert Finberg, distinguished professor of medicine and chair emeritus of the Department of Medicine at UMass Medical School in Worcester, died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 71, the school announced on Tuesday.

The team behind a would-be $25 million equine center off Route 84 in Sturbridge, which would facilitate horse racing and other community events, is working to push the proposed project forward.

On Aug. 16, WBJ announced its 40 Under Forty, Class of 2021. This year’s class included an array of professionals across many different sectors, including 11 in the region's manufacturing industry.

Christian McMahan, the former president of Wachusett Brewing Co. of Westminster, is teaming up with Tom Oliveri, co-founder of Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, to launch the sixth brewery headquartered in Worcester.