Manufacturing

Amazon is moving forward with a plan for a prospective distribution center and warehouse in Charlton, which the company estimates will include a $300-million investment and produce at least 1,000 new jobs.

Indoor cultivation of cannabis is responsible for about 10 percent of all industrial electricity consumption in Massachusetts.

As the United States trepidatiously moves toward normalcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday marked the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program.

A warehouse and distribution center in Auburn being leased by Worcester manufacturer Polar Beverages has changed owners.

The Massachusetts cannabis regulatory body has opened the pre-certification application process for marijuana delivery operator licenses.

Most of Wormtown Brewery’s ownership team will step back from business operations at the largest brewery in Worcester after allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment the company described as “disturbing and heartbreaking" circulated on social media this week, Wormtown said in a statement Thursday night.

Distal Solutions, a medical device company, has been acquired by Resonetics, based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer based in Marlborough, has been granted European approval for a single-use bronchoscope, which is a camera inserted into the airway all the way to the lungs.

Milford life sciences company Waters Corp. has announced a new coronavirus test designed for use by researchers studying COVID-19.

United Solutions, a Leominster plastic manufacturer, announced on Tuesday it has extended its licensing agreement with Georgia manufacturer Rubbermaid Inc. for another seven years.