Manufacturing

Seven Saws Brewing Co., a four-year-old craft beer manufacturer in Holden, is building an 8,000-square-foot expansion in the Holden Industrial Park, which will feature brewing and canning operations, as well as indoor and outdoor taproom space.

Marijuana testing company MCR Labs, of Framingham, has opened a location in Allentown, Pa., marking its first expansion outside of Massachusetts, according to a Wednesday announcement.

Marlborough medical device company Boston Scientific’s fourth generation Vercise Genus Deep Brain Stimulation System has received FDA approval, the company announced on Friday.

MCR Labs, a cannabis testing company in Framingham, received 38% more samples in the 2020 calendar year than the year prior, according to new data released by the company, which says it works with 95% cannabis providers, growers and producers in the state.

Stung by an exodus of members since it filed suit to block new cannabis industry rules permitting home delivery, the business group that represents most of the state's brick-and-mortar marijuana shops announced Monday morning that it is dropping the legal challenge.

The cannabis business is exploding. The worldwide market will grow to $57 billion by 2027, up from $9.2 billion currently.

Marlborough’s American Robotics has become the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.

Brew City Grill & Brew House on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester has temporarily closed, with ownership citing increased COVID-19 cases and restaurant capacity restrictions.

Making good on a warning issued months ago, the organization that represents most of the state's marijuana retailers is suing the Cannabis Control Commission to invalidate the new regulations that create a separate category of businesses allowed to deliver non-medical marijuana directly to consumers.

An insulin management system made by Acton medical device company Insulet is now available in Canada, the company announced on Monday.