Nypro has agreed to lease more than 205,000 feet of space in Devens at the former Evergreen Solar plant, according to real estate companies involved in the deal.
Four Central Massachusetts firms have been named winners of economic impact awards, given annually by MassEcon, a nonprofit that helps promote business growth in the commonwealth.
Since news broke last week that Clinton-based precision-injection molding manufacturer Nypro is scouring Central Massachusetts for a new manufacturing site to accommodate new contracts for the production of medical devices, there's been speculation about whether it might set up shop in space left vacant when Evergreen Solar shuttered its Devens plant in 2011.
Saint Vincent Hospital and Unum in Worcester, as well as Saint-Gobain's operations in Devens, have been selected as Central Massachusetts finalists in MassEcon's 2013 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards.
The Federal Trade Commission is challenging the proposed $1.7-billion acquisition of Saint Gobain's glass manufacturing subsidiary by Luxembourg-based Ardagh Group S.A.
In the latest print edition of the Worcester Business Journal, you'll find a special real estate supplement containing details on every commercial/industrial property in North Central Massachusetts, plus stories examining issues like the future taxability of three commercial buildings in Worcester's biotech park, recently bought by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the pending sale of Verallia North America, a division of Saint-Gobain with operations in Milford, and the trend toward multifamily housing in Central Massachusetts.