Spencer

The Spencer Brewery Director Fr. Isaac Keeley, known by most as Fr. Isaac, spoke with WBJ about the brewery's recently expanded distribution list, operating in the world of COVID-19 and what it’s like balancing two popular brands.

Rapscallion Brewery, which has rented an old barn building on a farm in Sturbridge since 2013, has completed its long search for a permanent space where it can begin canning and distributing its beer. Rapscallion is due to move to Spencer by the end of the year.

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.