Manufacturing

This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an international crisis.

Marlborough company Block MEMS has received a $1.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for a system to detect  trace quantities of drugs and chemicals in parcels in the United States.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will accept public comment on a series of proposed regulatory changes until 5 p.m. on Friday, including a proposal from former commissioner Kay Doyle to begin dismantling the vertical integration requirement for medical treatment centers.

ReWalk Robotics in Marlborough reported a 90% increase in revenue in the company’s second quarter, compared to the same time period in the year prior, according to a quarterly earnings report released Wednesday.

Bob Hellinger, president of Emuge Corp., spoke with WBJ about what it’s like to operate a 100-year-old company, its new German manufacturing facility and what it looks like to be resilient in the face of challenging world events.

Employees at marijuana company Cultivate’s cultivation facility in Leicester have voted to join the United Food & Commercial Workers Union, according to a Tuesday announcement.

The Massachusetts adult-use cannabis industry has now brought in more than $150 million in tax revenue, the Commonwealth Dispensary Association announced on Monday.

A 28,862-square-foot industrial building slated for marijuana cultivation at 4 Marc Road in Medway sold for $2.85 million in June.

Pints of cherry tomatoes grown in Beverly, hundreds of pounds of salmon and haddock from a Boston pier, jars of curries and chutneys prepared by a Newton retailer, and communications support for local farms and fisheries are among the kaleidoscope of options up for sale on a new state-run online marketplace.

Southbridge musical instrument manufacturer SJC Drums, which counts Imagine Dragons among its clients, has moved to a new building on Worcester Street in Southbridge, co-founder Mike Ciprari said Monday morning.