Manufacturing

Valentin Gapontsev, founder of Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics, is worth $2.8 billion, according to the 2021 Forbes billionaire list, which circulated last week.

The Massachusetts regulatory body for legal cannabis has launched a searchable product catalogue, housed on the Cannabis Control Commission’s website, the CCC announced on Monday.

Cannabis Control Commissioner Jennifer Flanagan will step down from her seat on the Massachusetts cannabis regulatory body on April 30, she announced Tuesday.

Worcester-based Battery Resourcers, a lithium-ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, announced on Monday it has raised $20 million during a series B equity round.

After graduating high school in Burundi, Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian moved to the U.S. for college before living all over the world – Canada, France, Asia, the U.S. – working for corporations.

BJ’s Wholesale Club president and CEO Lee Delaney died unexpectedly on Thursday, the Westborough-based company announced Friday morning.

Sudbury’s Goodnow Farms chocolate company has been placed on a list of the country’s 50 best chocolate makers or shops by Food & Wine magazine.

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Hologic has agreed to acquire the Finnish-French company Mobidiag Oy for $795 million, Hologic announced on Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control on Monday updated its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting facilities and now says that "when no people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 are known to have been in a space, cleaning once a day is usually enough to sufficiently remove virus that may be on surfaces and help maintain a healthy facility."

The Massachusetts Pirates will be partially sponsored by cannabis company Resinate during their upcoming season, the two Worcester companies announced on Tuesday.