Manufacturing

For the 48 Central Mass. breweries, the lockdowns changed consumer behavior with people now accustomed to consuming beers at home. The lack of taproom sales has forced breweries to close their doors.

Although it’s practically brand new, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has revealed employer attitudes in the region are trending more optimistic than the rest of the state.

Motif FoodWorks, a Boston-based food technology company, is constructing a research-and-market development center in Northborough.

International rubber sole manufacturer Vibram has formed a North American promotional athletic team featuring eight new athletes, from sports ranging from skyrunning to ultramarathoners.

Two Worcester institutions received more than $5 million in grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which on Thursday announced $28.3 million in capital funding to institutions across the state.

Worcester manufacturer Redemption Rock Brewing Co. has signed a new distribution deal, making its cans available in large quantities outside its taproom walls for the first time.

Cogmedix, Inc., a medical contract manufacturer based in West Boylston, broke ground on its 101,400-square-foot facility, which will more than double the size of its West Boylston headquarters.

The City of Fitchburg has received the Platinum Certification from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Institute (MassBio), further cementing its status as a community that openly welcomes biotech companies.

Steve Rotman, the 82-year-old CEO of Worcester manufacturer Vystar Corp., is restructuring his companies as part of a larger effort to transition to a new leader of the parent company with holdings including his family business Rotmans Furniture.

In 2021, Cognex Corp, a Natick machine vision systems and barcode reader manufacturer, earned $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in the company’s history.