Central Mass. South

Hospitality

Tree House beer to be featured at Prudential Center concerts

Tree House Brewing Co., the reclusive Charlton brewery, is venturing out of the confines of Central Massachusetts, joining the outdoor beer garden movement in New England’s biggest city.

Manufacturing

IPG CEO Gapontsev, Treasury request more time to settle oligarch lawsuit

IPG Photonics CEO Valentin Gapontsev and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are requesting more time to settle the department’s labeling of Gapontsev as a Russian oligarch.

Manufacturing

Altruist latest craft brewer to begin canning beer

Altruist Brewing Co. of Sturbridge will be the latest Central Massachusetts small brewer to begin making beer in cans, a milestone for getting beer in the hands of more drinkers.

Manufacturing

IPG plans $17M British manufacturing expansion

Oxford fiber laser manufacturer IPG Photonics will invest nearly $17 million to open a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Coventry, England.

News

W. Brookfield property with assisted living facility sells for $1.7M

A West Brookfield site that's home to Brookhaven Assisted Living has sold for $1.7 million to a buyer registered in Brookline.

Retail

Dressbarn closure will leave seven Central Mass. stores empty

Dressbarn is the latest retail casualty, and the company's seven Central Massachusetts locations will add to the latest storefronts to close across the area.

Life Sciences

Hologic’s MacMillan lands fifth in U.S. for CEO pay

Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan was the fifth-highest-paid CEO among the country's largest public companies, according to the latest annual analysis by The Wall Street Journal.

Government & Politics

Sturbridge home health agency owner convicted of stealing $2.5M

Worcester home health agency Lifestream Healthcare Alliance and its owner have been convicted of stealing approximately $2.5 million from MassHealth.

News

Central Mass. hospitals score high on safety

Hospitals in Worcester, Clinton, Framingham, Gardner and Milford have received the highest patient safety ratings in the newest report from a nonprofit hospital group.

News