Manufacturing

The Worcester Business Journal on Monday announced its 2021 Manufacturing Excellence Awards, honoring manufacturers large and small for their achievements over the past year.

Waters Corp., a life sciences company based in Milford, announced two new senior vice presidents and the organization’s new chief financial officer on Wednesday. 

There will not be a uniform solution for every company in every sector, but consensus was clear: When it comes to retaining and supporting women in the workforce, the key is listening to what they need.

Jushi Holdings Inc., of Florida, has reached an agreement to purchase Nature’s Remedy of Massachusetts, Inc. for $110 million, according to a Monday announcement.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to approve the SAFE Banking Act of 2021, an effort to formally allow banks to do business with state-legal cannabis companies while cannabis remains illegal at the federal level.

Owned by friends and business partners Jay Rondeau and Jody Barton — both of whom maintain full-time jobs at TJX Cos. of Framingham — the new brewer specializes in small-batch brewing.

Marlborough backup IT storage company ExaGrid announced Tuesday it would be hiring 40 additional inside and field sales staff worldwide following a strong first quarter of the year.

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.

The Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, known as MassTech, of Westborough, has awarded Northeastern University in Boston a $2.2-million grant for a pilot AI Jumpstart Program aimed at helping Massachusetts companies deploy artificial intelligence.

The first economic empowerment cannabis company to open in Worcester is moving forward with plans to open a second location right next to Fenway Park, Owner Ross Bradshaw said on Tuesday.