Manufacturing

A San Diego real estate investment trust serving the cannabis industry has bought a sprawling Athol pot-growing facility at the former site of the Union Twist Drill Co. for nearly $27 million.

Companies like Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Worcester Fitness, Worcester Art Museum and Tegra Medical had recent hires and promotions.

Four multigenerational Central Mass. businesses owners underscore the importance of mixing up both their goods and their services, as well as an overwhelming willingness to adapt to customer requests and market demands.

The Worcester Together fund, a joint effort between the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the United Way of Central Massachusetts, in conjunction with the City of Worcester, has raised more than $5 million, the fund's organizers announced on Thursday.

Five Central Mass. business owners will be honored during National Small Business week, as part of their receiving a number of Massachusetts small business owner of the year awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Ameresco, the Framingham energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced on Wednesday it completed on Wednesday the first phase of a multi-stage investigation of how flow battery technology could support microgrids with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Boston Scientific Corp., the medical device manufacturer based in Marlborough, signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Clearway Energy Group of San Francisco, the company announced on Tuesday.

Bruce Platzman, president & CEO of Leominster office furniture manufacturer, has told WBJ his company has made a number of adjustments as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Weetabix has sold its now-defunct Clinton manufacturing facility more than two years after the cereal and snack maker announced plans to close.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Monday the creation of a Manufacturing Emergency Response Team, which will support state manufacturers pivoting toward producing personal protective equipment and other emergency medical devices.