Manufacturing

Chiller Technology, a Woburn-based HVAC company, is suing Milkmen Cultivation, a Clinton-based cannabis company, over a lack of payments.

A-GAME Beverages, a beverage company whose board members include former Red Sox Johnny Damon and former MLB/NFL All-Star Bo Jackson, announced on Monday that Worcester drink manufacturer Polar Beverages will be the company’s Northeast distribution partner.

Jushi, a cannabis company based in Florida, has dropped plans to open a cultivation and production facility on an empty parcel in Grafton. 

Sterling Street Brewery, a microbrewery based in Clinton, is planning on opening a second location in Devens next year. The new location will occupy a 8,300-square-foot building in Pathway Devens.

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. is seeking to build a new 35,000 square-foot warehouse, building on its existing campus at 12 New Bond St. in Worcester.

Precision Optics Corp. in Gardner, an optical instrument manufacturer for the medical and aerospace industries, has received a third large production order from an aerospace defense company. The new order totals $680,000, and the products are intended to be produced in fiscal year 2024.

Worcester-based Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives officially opened its pilot biomanufacturing lab on Wednesday, which added 10 new laboratory spaces to the incubator in support of startups.

Cold Chain Technologies of Franklin acquired Exeltainer, an international thermal packaging company, with hubs in Spain and Brazil.

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell into pessimistic territory in September after a positive July and August.

The CFO of Insulet, an Acton medical device firm, will step down from his role on Oct. 20.