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  • Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 5: Hospital legacy

    March 7, 2022

    What hospital system is Washburn Memorial Free Dispensary part of today?

    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
  • WBJ inducts the Class of 2022 into its Hall of Fame

    Updated: March 7, 2022

    With the induction of the Class of 2022, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 22 members who have made a lifetime of achievements to the Central Massachusetts economy and community.

    Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Business confidence: Why a new index shows local employers as overly optimistic

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: March 7, 2022

    Although it’s practically brand new, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has revealed employer attitudes in the region are trending more optimistic than the rest of the state.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Business Leaders of the Year: Hulecki led a company in crisis, while honoring a friend

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022

    Gary Hulecki had been leading MTD daily operations for years when company President Dennis Tully died unexpectedly in 2019. Hulecki jumped into action to keep the company on course.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Boston food tech firm to open lab in Northborough

    Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022

    Motif FoodWorks, a Boston-based food technology company, is constructing a research-and-market development center in Northborough.

    Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022
  • Vibram partners with ultramarathoners & skyrunner for new U.S. promotional team

    Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022

    International rubber sole manufacturer Vibram has formed a North American promotional athletic team featuring eight new athletes, from sports ranging from skyrunning to ultramarathoners.

    Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022
  • MBI, UMass Chan granted $5M for life sciences infrastructure

    Katherine Hamilton and Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022

    Two Worcester institutions received more than $5 million in grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which on Thursday announced $28.3 million in capital funding to institutions across the state.

    Katherine Hamilton and Sloane M. Perron March 3, 2022
  • Redemption Rock to make beers more widely available

    Sloane M. Perron February 25, 2022

    Worcester manufacturer Redemption Rock Brewing Co. has signed a new distribution deal, making its cans available in large quantities outside its taproom walls for the first time.

    Sloane M. Perron February 25, 2022
  • Cogmedix breaks ground on $9M facility to double HQ size

    Katherine Hamilton February 25, 2022

    Cogmedix, Inc., a medical contract manufacturer based in West Boylston, broke ground on its 101,400-square-foot facility, which will more than double the size of its West Boylston headquarters.

    Katherine Hamilton February 25, 2022
  • City of Fitchburg named favorable biotech destination

    Sloane M. Perron February 24, 2022

    The City of Fitchburg has received the Platinum Certification from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Institute (MassBio), further cementing its status as a community that openly welcomes biotech companies.

    Sloane M. Perron February 24, 2022
  • CEO of Rotmans parent company lays groundwork for retirement, acquisition

    Sloane M. Perron February 23, 2022

    Steve Rotman, the 82-year-old CEO of Worcester manufacturer Vystar Corp., is restructuring his companies as part of a larger effort to transition to a new leader of the parent company with holdings including his family business Rotmans Furniture.

    Sloane M. Perron February 23, 2022
  • Natick manufacturer surpasses $1B in annual revenue for 1st time

    Sloane M. Perron February 22, 2022

    In 2021, Cognex Corp, a Natick machine vision systems and barcode reader manufacturer, earned $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in the company’s history.

    Sloane M. Perron February 22, 2022
  • WPI joins regional biotech coalition

    Katherine Hamilton February 18, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has joined BioConnects New England, a regional coalition to support biotechnology hubs throughout New England.

    Katherine Hamilton February 18, 2022
  • Charlton manufacturer names new CEO, carries on legacy

    Sloane M. Perron February 17, 2022

    MTD Micro Molding, a Charlton plastic injection molding service specializing in medical devices, named Gary Hulecki as CEO after he previously led the company under the title executive vice president. The CEO position had been left vacant following

    Sloane M. Perron February 17, 2022

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