Manufacturing

Spencer laminated film manufacturer FLEXcon Co., Inc. is promoting CFO Aimee Peacock to the role of president of FLEXcon North America, effective Jan. 30.

Three Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers have been awarded nearly $1.8 million for an electronic manufacturing project, the college announced Wednesday, one day after it announced a $1-million grant for a new research and development center.

On Tuesday, Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a $999,963 grant from the state government to support a new research center focused on manufacturing and cybersecurity, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.

The Town of Douglas received $3 million on Thursday for two nearly $150-million warehouse development projects spanning three towns, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.

Clean energy company Ameresco, of Framingham, has completed a lighting project as part of an ongoing project relationship with Hazelwood School District in St. Louis County.

A Franklin warehouse sold for $16.95 million to Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment firm, according to Norfolk Land Court Registry District.

Westborough medical technology firm Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. announced Wednesday it has successfully made its breakthrough ACL-healing technology commercially available in select cities around the United States.

Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco has acquired Ohio-based energy services company Plug Smart, Ameresco announced on Tuesday.

Last year, Alli DiVincenzo and her partners founded One Fun Company, planning to turn their Splatz hand soap into a fun way for children to wash their hands. With strong sales out of the gate, the startup has high ambitions for taking the concept to other realms of personal hygiene.

Like many industries, the biopharmaceutical sector in Massachusetts is working to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion among its workforce, leadership, and supplier channels.