Manufacturing

A bakery equipment manufacturer, a licensed asbestos contractor, and a local golf course were assessed fines in mid-June by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for incidents in Central Massachusetts. 

The Massachusetts Manufacturing Pulse Survey, designed to capture trends, challenges and perspectives within the manufacturing sector, is open and accepting entries through the end of August. 

Rise Bakery Co. is part of the portfolio of Olympus Partners, a private equity firm founded in 1988 and based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Confidence among Central Massachusetts employers rebounded during May, following a nearly all-time low in April.

The oral tablet, known as ALZ-801 or Valiltramiprosate, intends to block the formation of neurotoxic molecules in the brain believed to be drivers of the disease.

A New York nonprofit has donated $2.2 million to UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester to help fund gene therapy research on a rare and fatal genetic disorder largely impacting children and young adults.

Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, Leominster Credit Union, and JNP Coffee are making upward moves.

For Worcester business owners, operating a second-hand shop in the era of fast fashion means strategic buying, knowing the consumer base, and educating the customers is all in a day’s work.

The project will involve replacing several hundred street light poles in the city of 331,415 people.

WBJ sat down with Jack’s Abby Co-founder and CEO Sam Hendler to discuss the company’s thought process behind the purchase.