Precision Optics lands $2M private investment

Gardner medical equipment firm Precision Optics Corp. has raised $2 million in a private placement with a group of private investors.

Franklin marijuana grower building out retail space

New England Treatment Access, a Franklin marijuana grower and seller, is expanding its already-sprawling growing and manufacturing space and working to add a retail store.

Sira Naturals to be acquired by Canadian cannabis investment firm

Milford-based Sira Naturals and four other U.S. companies are being acquired by a Canadian cannabis acquisition firm.

Table Talk proposes 27,000-sf freezer building

Worcester-based maker of four-inch pies Table Talk Pies is planning an expansion of at least 27,000 square feet at its Southgate Street facility as the 94-year-old company looks to expand.

Wachusett Brewing Co. expansion could double production

Wachusett Brewing Co. is planning an expansion that could nearly double the brewery’s production.

Experts: Out-of-staters boost Mass. economy

Economists have long argued that a labor crunch in Massachusetts, punctuated by an aging workforce and slow natural growth in the labor force and population, is serving as a brake on economic growth.

As state economy grows, questions of where new labor is coming from

The most recent numbers from the state show a sharp uptick in the labor force in Massachusetts. The question is where are those people coming from.

Manufacturing has become the most targeted industry by cyber criminals

As the manufacturing industry becomes more technological, with more connected devices than ever, hackers have more opportunities to break into those networks.