Acton

Quickly picking up on technology has become a necessary skill these days for museums more accustomed to bringing in crowds to see artwork, watch and hear animals in their habitats, or experience first-hand the wonders of science.

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.

Insulet, a maker of wearable insulin devices, has paired with one company to integrate automated technology and with another to commercialize existing and future products.

Acton manufacturer of wearable insulin management systems Insulet reported strong numbers for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the year, but they were not up to analyst expectations and the stock slid down nearly 5% in early morning training Wednesday.

One bill filed last year by Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), would require any public company headquartered in Mass. to have at least one female board member by the end of 2021.

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.

Acton manufacturer of hair drug tests Psychemedics reported fourth quarter losses as the company saw declines domestically and in Brazil.

Most of Central Massachusetts' biggest communities saw single-family home sales fall or remain flat last year while median prices continue to rise, according to data released Wednesday by The Warren Group, the Peabody-based real estate market tracker.

Jamison Loizeaux, a former championship gymnast and owner of the Gymnastic Academy Of Boston, has purchased three commercial buildings in Acton for $1.7 million.

State Rep. Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenburg) will resign to become president of the Alliance for Business Leadership.