Manufacturing

Online retail giant Amazon announced today it plans to invest more than $40 million to create a new site in Westborough to house corporate offices, research and development labs and manufacturing space for Amazon Robotics.

A federal grand jury is looking into the mandatory agreements and payments between host communities and marijuana businesses, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

Manufacturers of every size are investing in new factories and supply chain systems, looking for new portals for hiring and working to retain their workforce.

Marijuana grower and retailer CommCan, Inc. will open its Millis recreational cannabis dispensary on Wednesday, as the family-owned business has received the letter to commence operations from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.

The stock price of Aspen Aerogels jumped 4.3% in Friday morning trading after the Northborough manufacturer reported its third quarter losses had been cut by 64% compared to last year.

Nearly 20 Central Massachusetts manufacturers were honored at the Massachusetts State House by the Legislature's Manufacturing Caucus during the fourth annual manufacturing award ceremony.

Cognex Corp. stocks took a 3% hit in early trading on Tuesday as the company reported a continued decline in revenue due to substantially lower smartphone manufacturing sales and struggles with Chinese business.

Oxford laser manufacturing IPG Photonics’ stock plummeted 13% Tuesday following a disappointing earnings third quarter report in which the company announced it will lay off 300 people from its global workforce.

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