Manufacturing

POW! WOW! Worcester has named Redemption Rock Brewing Co. of Worcester its official craft brewery for the nonprofit’s 2021 art festival, the two organizations announced on Wednesday. 

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced on Tuesday they have developed a form of concrete that will fix its own cracks.

Cannabis company Garden Remedies, which runs a dispensary in Marlborough and a cultivation and manufacturing facility in Fitchburg, announced last month it has completed a $1.5-million capital expansion, resulting in a new extraction lab to ultimately increase the company’s ability to produce refined cannabinoid oil.

Commercial officer furniture manufacturer AIS, of Leominster, has promoted Nick Haritos to president of the company, current president and CEO Bruce Platzman announced on Monday.

After the coronavirus pandemic forced changes to work life – particularly an increase in remote work and a decrease in the need for office space – the results of this survey seem to suggest businesses are reverting to their traditional thinking.

Despite the rough past 16 months and the pandemic’s continued impact on the economy, local forecasters are optimistic about the short- and long-term future of the Central Massachusetts business community, especially as statewide restrictions have been lifted and vaccination rates rise.

As Central Massachusetts, and the nation, recovers from the sharpest recession in its history, companies around the region are coping with the same situation.

With business restrictions surrounding the coronavirus now lifted, three business leaders from Fitchburg, Upton and Millbury discuss the special challenges they faced in overcoming the extra hurdle of starting a new business during the pandemic

KPM Analytics, a maker of analytical instrumentation for the food, agriculture, industrial, and environmental sectors, is relocating its global headquarters to Westborough from Milford, as the company expands its North American and European operations

Brian Treitman is worried the rising cost of meat – made worse by an industry ransomware attack this week – is going to put a sustained strain on his two popular BBQ restaurants: B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge and B.T.’s Fried Chicken and BBQ in Worcester.