Devens

Advanced processing manufacturer Accumet Engineering, Inc., currently based in Hudson and Westford, plans to consolidate its operations in a planned 39,375 square-foot facility in Devens, using a $4.14-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment.

Mass Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded a cumulative $90,508 in grants to nine Central Massachusetts organizations in an effort to support them in the face of ongoing challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Eight women from around Central Massachusetts have earned the honor this year.

People are on the move at Adcare Hospital, ERA Key Spencer, Savers Bank, and more.

Located adjacent to the Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester, the planned Left Field Building is a $16-million symbol of the ambitious plans in the city for the life sciences as a catalyst for its ever-evolving development efforts.

A 402,249-square-foot warehouse on Barnum Road in Devens, which houses several manufacturing companies, was sold for $85 million to multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

New York City pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has selected the head of Sanofi Pasteur's biologics manufacturing to be the new general manager of its expanding facility in Devens.

Medical device contract manufacturer SMC Ltd., headquartered in Wisconsin, plans to double the size of its presence in Devens, with a 207,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility expansion.

Over the next year and a half, Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a $300-million, 47-acre headquarters in Devens, in its $1-billion, long-term effort to make fusion the default energy source on Earth

In Worcester Business Journal's annual list of the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy, the Power 50, one-third of those listed have ties to the manufacturing industry.