Manufacturing

Audio equipment manufacturer Bose, headquartered in Framingham, has named Lila Snyder the company’s new CEO, the company confirmed Tuesday morning.

Biotechnology startup Enrich Therapeutics, based in Worcester and Groton, Conn., has received a $1.7-million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

A pair of cannabis business entrepreneurs are proposing a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility at 0 Winchendon Road in Ashburnham.

Massachusetts has the highest unemployment rate in the country for the second month in a row, despite a small decline from June to July.

Food insecurity and empty shelves were a large part of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Many consumers scrambled and panicked about barren shelves and rising prices.

The coronavirus pandemic is boosting the life science industry in Greater Boston, including suburban areas sometimes left in the long shadows of hubs like Kendall Square.

On Aug. 5, Revolutionary Clinics in Fitchburg announced Mark Vlachos as its new director of cultivation. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, Vlachos spoke to WBJ about what his job actually entails, and how he went from studying classics to managing cannabis cultivation facilities for various companies around Massachusetts.

The Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and San Francisco software company Lever have opened the third round of their Intrapreneur Challenge, which will focus on the theme COVID-19 health and safety, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Before wrapping up its third major round of rule-making since its inception three years ago, the Cannabis Control Commission on Monday solicited feedback from members of the Cannabis Advisory Board and heard plenty about its proposed regulations dealing with economic empowerment applicants and the new delivery license model.

Joining the WBJ Podcast are two of this year's winners: Kate Marquis from her company Lilac & Oak in North Brookfield, and Abed Hamid from Charlton manufacturer KARL STORZ Endovision.