Manufacturing

Adult-use cannabis dispensary Major Bloom of Worcester is partnering with cannabis company The Hub Craft, LLC of Fitchburg to collaborate on retail and manufacturing partnerships.

Northborough insulation product manufacturer Aspen Aerogels announced on Wednesday it finalized the termination of its strategic partnership with German chemical producer BASF.

The site of Amazon’s DTB2 distribution center at 125 Goddard Memorial Dr. sold on Thursday for $52 million, about one year after the e-commerce giant announced it would move into a second location in Worcester.

Mustang Bio, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Worcester, has been added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, a market-cap weighted index designed to track the performance of biotech and pharmaceutical companies listed on the stock market, according to a Dec. 16 press release from the company.

Framingham-based Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company announced on Wednesday the upcoming release of Everyday Lager, a beer crafted to encourage patronage of restaurants impacted by the pandemic.  

Randolph and Baldwin, an Ayer-based engineering and design firm, has purchased a warehouse on Jytek Road in Leominster for $1.6 million, according to real estate database CoStar.

To help you navigate the ins and outs of the region's business community, WBJ has compiled a list for its Economic Forecast edition of 22 people who will have an outsized role in shaping those trends.

Every year, WBJ's editorial staff makes 10 predictions for news events in the coming year. Turns out, 2021 was almost impossible to predict, as we got three right.

Manufacturing is a $6.5-billion industry in Central Massachusetts, with multiple sectors experiencing upheaval in 2021. Here’s what is on tap for next year.

Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy.