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Manufacturing

  • Shrewsbury manufacturer's $5B merger with Finnish firm set for April 1

    Sloane M. Perron March 22, 2022

    Neles Corp., a valve manufacturer with a facility in Shrewsbury, and Valmet Oyj, a technology developer in Finland, are set to complete their proposed merger on April 1.

    Sloane M. Perron March 22, 2022
  • Leominster property leased to AIS, Inc. sells for $66.5M in doubled value sale

    Katherine Hamilton March 21, 2022

    A 588,000-square-foot industrial property in Leominster, which is mainly leased to furniture manufacturer AIS, Inc., sold for $66.5 million in a deal closed Friday.

    Katherine Hamilton March 21, 2022
  • Infiltrating Worcester's inner circle

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: March 21, 2022

    Informal meetings take place across Worcester everyday with the express goal of uplifting a Gateway City on the brink of larger economic and cultural significance.

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: March 21, 2022
  • West Boylston cannabis dispensary to open Monday

    Sloane M. Perron March 17, 2022

    Harmony of MA, Inc., a cannabis dispensary in West Boylston is set to officially open for business on Monday.

    Sloane M. Perron March 17, 2022
  • Worcester tech firm tests AI-fueled recycling product

    Sloane M. Perron March 17, 2022

    VALIS, a Worcester-based software solutions provider for metal recycling, launched its flagship product, VALI-Sort, to help create more profitable sorting methods for the industry.

    Sloane M. Perron March 17, 2022
  • Cannabis micro-facility planned inside Worcester manufacturing building

    Katherine Hamilton March 14, 2022

    A cannabis company known as Happy Flower LLC is proposing a marijuana microbusiness at an industrial building on Fremont Street in Worcester, according to plans submitted to the city’s Planning Board.

    Katherine Hamilton March 14, 2022
  • Shrewsbury manufacturer sells $9.25M HQ and retail plaza

    Katherine Hamilton March 14, 2022

    Industrial Polymers and Chemicals, Inc. sold its 87,200-square-foot Shrewsbury headquarters for $9.25 million in a leaseback deal closed Friday.

    Katherine Hamilton March 14, 2022
  • UMass Chan researchers identify toxin linked to ALS

    March 11, 2022

    The research team, headed by UMass Chan neurology professors Brigitte van Zundert and Robert Brown discovered in a mouse study that a toxin known as polyP is a likely contributor to motor neuron death.

    March 11, 2022
  • Hologic teams with tennis association to support women’s equality

    Sloane M. Perron March 10, 2022

    Marlborough medical device manufacturer Hologic Inc. partnered with the Women’s Tennis Association to further the company’s focus on women’s wellness and equality.

    Sloane M. Perron March 10, 2022
  • Ayer food manufacturer fined $20K over hazardous waste

    Anthony Buscarino March 9, 2022

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Ayer food manufacturing company Nasoya Foods USA, LLC. a total of $19,902 for violating hazardous waste regulations.

    Anthony Buscarino March 9, 2022
  • Ascend Elements to recycle Korean manufacturer's scrap

    Sloane M. Perron March 9, 2022

    Westborough-based Ascend Elements, a lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, was selected by SK Battery America, a Korean-owned motor vehicle manufacturer with a facility in Georgia, to recycle the company’s manufacturing scrap.

    Sloane M. Perron March 9, 2022
  • Auburn countertop business to move to $1.2M Oxford location

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022

    Proline Services, Inc., an Auburn-based countertop producer, bought a 17,100-square-foot warehouse in Oxford for $1.2 million.

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022
  • Curaleaf exceeds $1B in revenue for the first time

    Sloane M. Perron March 7, 2022

    Curaleaf Holdings Inc., an international cannabis company headquartered in Wakefield with dispensaries in Oxford and Webster, reported a total 2021 revenue of $1.2 billion.

    Sloane M. Perron March 7, 2022
  • TJX divests $186M from Russian operations

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022

    The TJX Cos., Inc., the Framingham-based parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, has divested from an apparel retailer with more than 400 stores in Russia.

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022
  • Business Leaders of the Year: Batra sets a high standard at Waters

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: March 7, 2022

    All that stood in the way of an excited 8th grade Indian boy and his Atari game console was a broken transformer.

    Sloane M. Perron Updated: March 7, 2022
  • WBJ names the 2022 Business Leaders of the Year

    Brad Kane Updated: March 7, 2022

    The five Business Leaders of the Year have committed themselves to excellence, elevating their companies and their communities to levels not possible without their involvement.

    Brad Kane Updated: March 7, 2022

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A proposed bill moving through the Massachusetts legislature would prohibit tobacco and nicotine product sales to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2006, eventually phasing out legal sales in the state. Supporters of the bill say it will protect the next generation from harmful tobacco and nicotine addictions while opponents argue the legislation would infringe upon adult autonomy and hurt small businesses reliant on product sales.