Manufacturing

Ralph Crowley Jr., president and CEO of Worcester manufacturer Polar Beverages, will become a part owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox as the team plans for its 2021 move to the Canal District.

A coalition of Massachusetts hemp farmers is supporting a new bill to clarify the ability to sell CBD products and says the state needs to do more to protect the hemp industry.

Two Central Massachusetts manufacturers, along with 17 other startups in the state, will share part of a $3.3-million state grant.

Six years after moving into a new Oxford facility, Swissturn USA is planning to expand.

Maynard telecommunications manufacturer Acacia Communications is being acquired by California telecom giant Cisco for $2.6 billion. 

Gardner optical equipment manufacturer Precision Optics is acquiring a Texas-based Ross Optical for up to $2 million.

Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. in Worcester has quickly become one of Central Massachusetts’ most popular brands...

Shares of Maynard telecom manufacturer Acacia Communications rose nearly 12% Monday after President Donald Trump said companies can sell equipment to Huawei, just weeks after the Chinese smartphone manufacturer was blacklisted by the U.S. government. 

IPG Photonics CEO Valentin Gapontsev and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have reached an agreement on Russian-born and American citizen’s physicists complaint about being listed as a Russian oligarch.

A three-person startup already boasting contracts with NASA and awards from the U.S. Army and National Science Foundation is looking to open a headquarters in Worcester.