Manufacturing

Multiscale Systems of Worcester has received three awards totaling $650,000 to advance its research into hybrid manufacturing.

The Producto Group, parent of Shirley manufacturer ThermoFab, named Jennifer Brochu as its new chief financial officer, after tapping a new CEO and chief operating officer earlier in 2023.

Methods Machine Tools named Richard Alton, formerly of Wisconsin-based Manitou Americas, as its new CEO.

An affiliate of Royal Oak Realty Trust of Rochester, New York purchased a 72,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Gardner, home of Garlock Printing & Converting.

Marlborough-based IPG Photonics named former Varian Medical Systems executive Kolleen Kennedy to its board of directors, expanding the board to 11 members.

Marlborough-based Boston Scientific plans to construct a new facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota, a spokesperson for the biotechnology and manufacturing company confirmed Thursday.

Milford construction contractor Consigli Building Group is the largest employee-owned company based in Central Massachusetts, according to a first-time list produced by the WBJ Research Department for the 2023 Book of Lists.

Bocado Tapas Wine Bar is set to expand into the property next to the Worcester restaurant, including by adding a patio, following the approval from the Worcester License Commission.

Worcester personal watercraft company shows how even in a shaky economy, good ideas can get close to investment ready.

Marlborough-based Boston Scientific will close its manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, and lay off 54 workers beginning on Aug. 11, according to a California WARN report.