Manufacturing

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito toured Polar Beverages Thursday in Worcester to highlight recent energy efficiency upgrades.

In an announcement Thursday, Wyebot, the Marlborough WiFi automation equipment maker, said the company grew considerably last year with the addition of 223 new customers and increased bookings by 450% in 2019 compared to 2018. 

The Student Opportunity Act signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in November increased its annual project cap by $200 million, allowing the MSBA to approve up to $800 million in construction annually.

Chairman and CEO Steve MacMillan of the Marlborough medical device manufacturer Hologic is pushing sustainability and a women’s health agenda, according to a shareholder message.

In 2017, Revolutionary Clinics Co-founder Ryan Ansin launched his cultivation facility in Fitchburg at the family’s 135-year-old factory. The 32-year-old entrepreneur talked with WBJ about the challenges and opportunities facing the budding industry.

Wachusett Brewing Co. will launch a new hard seltzer line this spring, joining another it launched in 2016.

The Cannabis Policy Committee on Beacon Hill has advanced a measure that would give the Cannabis Control Commission express authority to review and regulate the mandatory agreements and payments between host communities and marijuana businesses.

The co-founder of Revolutionary Clinics led a tour of the company's marijuana cultivation facility in Fitchburg on Wednesday to tout the industry’s effort to revitalize the regional economy.  

A handful of Central Massachusetts companies were among the nearly 700 nationwide that have adopted policies to meet the needs of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers, according to the 2020 Corporate Equality Index released Tuesday.

The 911 Beaver Brook LLC, an entity managed by Mark Rogers of Cambridge, closed the deal on Thursday for 11 and 11A Beaver Brook Road for $2.6 million on Thursday.