Devens

The 495 North submarket, which has struggled with office vacancy and offered lease rates well below those found in neighboring regions, showed signs of improvement in the third quarter of 2013, according to Boston commercial real estate advisory firm Richards Barry Joyce & Partners (RBJ).

Since news broke last week that Clinton-based precision-injection molding manufacturer Nypro is scouring Central Massachusetts for a new manufacturing site to accommodate new contracts for the production of medical devices, there's been speculation about whether it might set up shop in space left vacant when Evergreen Solar shuttered its Devens plant in 2011.

Nypro is eyeing at least three Central Massachusetts sites for a major expansion of its manufacturing operations.

AMSC, a Devens-based wind and power grid company, will connect South Africa's largest wind farm to the electricity grid under a new contract with high-voltage construction company Consolidated Power Projects (CONCO), based in that country.

Saint Vincent Hospital and Unum in Worcester, as well as Saint-Gobain's operations in Devens, have been selected as Central Massachusetts finalists in MassEcon's 2013 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards.

Earlier this month, Devens-based wind and power grid company AMSC reported quarterly revenue that was better than...

Devens-based wind and power grid company AMSC reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 revenues that were 13 percent better than the fourth quarter of last year, but down compared with the same period last year, as it continues to work to regain its footing more than two years after losing its largest customer.

The Chinese company that's embroiled in a legal dispute with Devens-based AMSC is now facing a federal indictment, accused of stealing trade secrets that caused AMSC to lose more than $800 million.

The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce is hoping to attract new member businesses from neighboring towns through a name change its board of directors approved last week.

Devens-based Bionostics Inc. has agreed to be acquired for $104 million in cash, according to Minnesota-based Techne Corp.