Saint-Gobain

These types of facilities are expected to become significantly more prevalent as energy costs remain unpredictable and large organizations seek the stability of generating heat and electricity onsite.

Saint-Gobain has transferred 51 acres of underused land to the Worcester Business Development Corp.’s nonprofit entity New Garden Park Inc. as part of redevelopment plans to create 1 million square feet of new manufacturing space in the Greendale area of Worcester.

The owner of Precision Heating and Cooling in South Grafton has purchased a 2.3-acre industrial property at 5 Goddard Road Northborough for $2.3 million.

The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation, the corporate foundation of Worcester manufacturer Saint-Gobain, said on Thursday it awarded $170,000 in funding to 21 Greater Worcester nonprofits. 

Central Massachusetts is home to a wide range of manufacturing companies, including healthcare, industrial, and technology. Here are the five largest manufacturers in the region when ranked by number of local employees, according to surveys completed by the WBJ Research Department.

Two corporations with major presences in Central Massachusetts, the manufacturer Saint-Gobain and the tech company Dell Technologies, are among 310 businesses that signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to take more action to tackle climate change.

Saint-Gobain, a French corporation with a major manufacturing site in Worcester, is among the world's most sustainably managed companies, according to a ranking  weighing environmental considerations, employee, workplace and societal issues, and innovation.

Saint-Gobain Abrasives in Worcester and Minnesota manufacturer 3M have settled a long-standing patent dispute related to paint-spraying technology. 

Tom Kinisky spent 12 years working in Worcester for Saint-Gobain Abrasives, watching the community and the region’s manufacturing industry begin its transformation into what it is today.

Two large Worcester businesses have been recognized for their LGBTQ workplace practices by the Human Rights Campaign.