Spencer

Four multigenerational Central Mass. businesses owners underscore the importance of mixing up both their goods and their services, as well as an overwhelming willingness to adapt to customer requests and market demands.

Arnold Arsenault Jr., the president of  A Arsenault & Sons, Inc. landscaping company in Spencer has purchased the building adjacent to his company's headquarters for $665,000, according to Massachusetts land and corporate records.

Essential manufacturing includes a wide spectrum of workers, ranging from those who produce medical supplies to those who support the agricultural market, and everything in between.

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration has leaned on the state’s manufacturers, creating the Manufacturing Emergency Response Team under the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to coordinate manufacturers’ move toward pandemic-related materials.

Spencer manufacturer FLEXcon donated emergency supplies to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester on Wednesday, joining ranks with other Central Massachusetts businesses who are stepping up to support local hospitals dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

FLEXcon, a Spencer manufacturer of coated and laminated films, has promoted its president to CEO.

A 2019 WBJ investigation into the gender breakdown of the leadership at 75 Central Massachusetts prominent business organizations found 35% were women, an increase from 33% in 2018. This year, the percentage went backward.

A subsidiary of Spencer-based adhesive coating manufacturer FLEXcon has moved its polymer aerogel production to its parent company’s headquarters. 

The historic Sugden Block in Spencer, a 130-year-old mixed-use building, has been sold for $50,000 to a group of private developers, including the owner of Mexicali Mexican Grill. 

Check out the recent movers and shakers landing new positions in Central Massachusetts.