Qblox Plans Canton, Massachusetts, Operations
Quantum technology company Qblox plans to establish operations in Canton, Massachusetts.
Quantum technology company Qblox plans to establish operations in Canton, Massachusetts.
Food manufacturer Pulmuone Foods USA plans to expand its operations in Ayer, Massachusetts.
United Kingdom-based Dechra, a specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products, plans to establish operations in Boston, Massachusetts.
TransMedics Group, Inc., a company specializing in organ transplant technologies and services, plans to establish operations in Somerville, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create approximately 600 jobs.
RNAi therapeutics company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Norton, Massachusetts.
Draper, an independent nonprofit engineering innovation firm, plans to establish operations in Lowell, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 150 jobs.
France-based Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a biopharmaceutical company, has established operations in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 120 jobs.
Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, a full-service commercial boiler company, plans to expand operations in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 75 jobs over the next three years.
The Mental Health Association, Inc. plans to relocate and establish its headquarters in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 45 jobs over the next three years.
Embue, Inc., a cloud-based service platform for portfolio-wide apartment building management, plans to expand operations in Worcester, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 38 jobs.
Bisousweet Confections plans to renovate and buy equipment for its new 20,000-square-foot facility in Leominster, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 50 jobs over the next five years.
23 Farrar Street LLC, a textile manufacturing business and affiliate of Soliyarn Inc., plans to establish its headquarters and production facility in Lynn, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 84 jobs over the next three years.
City Fresh Foods, the only minority- and employee-owned, minority-led food service company, will buy and renovate an 18,000-square-foot building in Boston, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create 85 jobs over the next five years.
Cape Seafoods, Inc. will expand its operations and workforce at the Jodrey State Fish Pier in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The project is expected to create eight jobs.
Phosphorex, a drug delivery-focused contract development and manufacturing organization providing microspheres and polymer and lipid nanoparticles, will build a 30,000-square-foot-facility and establish cGMP manufacturing capabilities in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
SimpliSafe, a producer of award-winning home security systems, will relocate and significantly expand its corporate headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
Accumet Engineering, Inc., an advanced processing manufacturer, plans to consolidate and expand its existing operations with a 39,375-square-foot manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts.
Watson-Marlow, a company that specializes in high-quality fluid management solutions for the life sciences and process industries, will build a new 150,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The project is e
Beeken Biomedical, a life sciences company that commercializes products that advance the field of bleeding control, will expand operations at its facility in Stoughton, Massachusetts.
OPT Industries, a manufacturing technology startup, opened a 14,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Medford, Massachusetts. The location will help the company scale market access to RAMPTM, the first roll-to-roll 3D printing platform that allow
Arranta Bio, a leading microbiome contract development and manufacturing organization, expanded operations with the addition of a 130,000-square-foot facility in Boxborough, Massachusetts. The location, which will complement the company’s existing fa
Bristol Myers Squibb is constructing a new 244,000 square foot cell therapy manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The company plans to hire several hundred employees over the next few years to support the new operations.
Amazon plans to create more than 3,000 new corporate and technology jobs over the next several years with an expansion of its tech hub in its Boston, Massachusetts.
Segue Manufacturing Services, a global contract manufacturer specializing in complex electro-mechanical integration, cable and harness assembly and engineering services, completed its operations expansion in Billerica, Massachusetts.
The nation's largest provider of pre-clinical vivarium, husbandry, and research space, Explora BioLabs will launch its first East Coast facility in Boston, Massachusetts.
FUJIFILM Corporation will invest $40 million in FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization for biologics, viral vaccines and viral vectors, to establish a new process development and manufac
Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, opened a new warehouse facility in Franklin, Massachusetts. The project is part of its latest move to optimize its geographic footprint across the country.
Tegra Medical, a medical device manufacturer, is expanding facilities in New England and the South, with the purchase of an additional building across the street from its Franklin, Mass. headquarters and expansion of its campus in Hernando, Mississippi.
Dive Technologies, Inc.,a company that designs and manufactures novel, state-of-the-art Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, which currently leases space in Quincy and at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield, plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Swiss-based CRISPR Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, is building a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is expanding capacity for viral vector development and manufacturing services with construction of a new commercial manufacturing site in Plainville, Massachusetts.
Hasbro, Inc, a global play and entertainment company, and Cartamundi, the worldwide manufacturer of playing cards, trading cards and board games, plan to produce 50,000 face shields a week for front-line health care workers over the next several weeks at the Cartamundi facility in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Koch Separation Solutions, a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based global leader in membrane filtration and ion exchange technology, is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its innovative PURON reinforced hollow fiber membrane technology by 50 percent.
Sencorp Thermoforming, the Cape Cod, Massachusetts-based division of SencorpWhite, a leading manufacturer of thermoforming equipment, reported it can modify its thermoforming machines to form face masks for the medical professionals combating the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, opened its new $90 million viral vector CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organization) site in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Amazon plans to build a new state-of-the-art Amazon Robotics innovation hub and create 200 tech and advanced manufacturing jobs in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Sheaumann Laser Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of semiconductor lasers, announced its ownership has purchased a 57,800 square foot building located at 5 Federal Street in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Columbia Tech, the capital equipment contract manufacturing subsidiary of Coghlin Companies, expanded its large scale integration capabilities with the addition of a new facility in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Energetiq Technology, a world leader in high brightness broadband light sources, opened its new facility, north of Boston, in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
FLEXcon Company, Inc., an innovator in adhesive coating and laminating, and its affiliate, Blueshift Materials, a pioneer in the development of polymer aerogels, reported Blueshift has moved its production and product development operations to FLEXcon’s campus in Spencer, Massachusetts.
Cedar’s Foods, a producer and co-manufacturer of “hommus,” a product better known by its traditional western spelling hummus, is nearing completion of its 125,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Ward Hill, Massachusetts.
Lampin Co., an employee-owned precision component manufacturer, will expand operations with the addition of a second Tsugami B0326 turning and milling machine in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
The duMONT Company and Hassay Savage Company, western Massachusetts-based manufacturers of precision broaching tools, and HYE Partners, a real estate entity affiliated with the two companies, plan relocation and expansion in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Attivio, a cognitive search and insights platform, plans to move its global headquarters to downtown Boston, Massachusetts. According to company officials, the move puts Attivio closer to many of the city's most exciting and innovative technology companies, as well as some of the company's largest and longest tenured customers. "Our new office space will allow us to more readily tap into the energy of Boston's technology community and also be a place that fosters our people's creativity, collaboration, and big ideas," said Stephen Baker, CEO of Attivio. "Through a lot of hard work, and an amazing group of employees, we have the good fortune of counting some of the largest and most recognizable companies in the world as our customers, many of whom are located within walking distance of our new location. As we continue to grow, it really is the perfect time to make this move,” he added. The new office at 100 Summer Street is conveniently located near public transportation, Boston's South Station, and offers quick access to Interstate 93, the Massachusetts Turnpike and Logan International Airport. Additional building amenities include a gym, café, and on-site parking. The move is expected to be complete by May 2019.
One of the world's leading Sports Brands PUMA North America, Inc. plans to establish a new North American headquarters in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Cirtec Medical Corporation, an outsourcing partner for complex medical devices, acquired Metrigraphics, LLC, a leading manufacturer of ultra-high precision, custom micron-scale circuits and components for medical devices and other critical applications, in Lowell, Massachusetts.
A Joint Venture of New Mill Capital Holdings of New York, Odyssey Real Estate Capital of Las Vegas and Joseph Finn Co. of Boston acquired the former Ardagh Group glass plant in Milford, Massachusetts. The companies plan to design a 330,000 square foot warehouse and distribution campus.
Piaggio Fast Forward, a subsidiary of Piaggio Group, will be expanding its footprint so that all future gita carrying devices will be designed and assembled in Boston, Massachusetts.
Quiet Logistics, Inc., the leading outsourced fulfillment partner to premium apparel and lifestyle brands, plans a significant expansion with the opening of a world-class, 355,000 square foot fulfillment center on Jackson Road in Devens, Massachusetts.
Aerogel Technologies is constructing the world’s first pilot plant for volume production of large, mechanically robust polymer aerogel panels and films, to be built in Boston, Massachusetts.
MassDevelopment issued a $350,000 equipment loan to assist in the expansion of Atomic Coffee Roasters, a family-owned coffee company in Boston, Massachusetts.
Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries opened a new radome manufacturing facility in Hudson, Massachusetts.
The Taunton Development/MassDevelopment Corporation sold 11.3 acres at the Myles Standish Industrial Park expansion project in Taunton, Massachusetts, to Rhino Capital Advisors LLC, a real estate investment firm.
Siemens, a global innovator in low and medium voltage technologies plans to acquire Hingham, Massachusetts-based Russelectric with additional facilities in Broken Arrow. Oklahoma,, a leading U.S. manufacturer of power control systems including paralleling switchgear and automatic transfer switches.
EVIO Inc., a leading provider of cannabis testing and scientific research for the regulated cannabis industry in North America, reported its lab has engaged in a Community Host agreement and will relocate to the City of Framingham, Massachusetts. The lab will move to a 5,000 square foot facility that is centrally located to serve marijuana establishments statewide.
Goodman Group, an integrated property group, kicked off construction on a two-building logistics campus center that will total over 1.8 million square feet in Newberry, Pennsylvania.
Adlai Nortye Ltd., a China-based globally-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to becoming a leader in developing effective therapies for cancer treatment and unmet medical needs, opened its first United States Innovation Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics extruder, expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Custom Extrusion, Inc., a profile extruder with facilities in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and Asheboro, North Carolina.
A global supplier of hermetic packaging, components and services, Hermetic Solutions Group reported it has expanded with the acquisition of Sinclair Manufacturing, an industry leader of glass-to-metal seal components for the microelectronic packaging industry, in Chartley, Massachusetts.
AllCare Plus Pharmacy, New England's largest specialty pharmacy, completed a multi-year initiative to expand and enhance all aspects of the company, including operations, technology, and personnel in Northborough, Massachusetts.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has opened a new life sciences laboratory on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, dedicated to application testing of single-use systems, with a focus on the cell and gene therapy market.
Greentown Labs opened its Global Center for Cleantech Innovation at 444 Somerville Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. The 100-year-old, fully renovated facility has expanded Greentown Labs into a 100,000 sq. ft. campus that's home to 80 member companies, cementing the incubator's position as the largest hardware-focused cleantech incubator in the United States.
Amazon plans to expand its Tech Hub and create an additional 2,000 technology jobs in Boston, Massachusetts. Fields will include machine learning, speech science, cloud computing, and robotics engineering.
MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, partnered with BayCoast Bank to provide The Livestock Institute of Southern New England Inc., a nonprofit that supports the livestock industry, with loan financing to build a state-of-the-art, USDA-inspected slaughterhouse and processing facility called Meatworks in Westport, Massachusetts.
Bay State Wind, the 50-50 partnership between Ørsted, a global leader in offshore wind, and Eversource, New England’s premier transmission builder, entered into an agreement with EEW, the international market leader in steel pipe manufacturing, to open facility to manufacture offshore wind components.
NextShift Robotics, a provider of robotics systems for ecommerce order fulfillment and cellular manufacturing, signed a 5-year lease agreement to relocate its corporate headquarters into a 22,450 square foot operations complex at the Cross River Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
LakePharma, Inc., the leading US-based biologics company specializing in antibody and protein engineering, cell line development and protein production, launched its LakePharma MicroBiomanufacturing Center in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Amazon narrowed down 238 proposals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host its new second headquarters in North America to 20 metropolitan areas.
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
The 186-year-old Fitchburg, Mass-Based Simonds International and 115-year-old Eugene, Oregon-based Burton Saw merged into Wood Fiber Holdings, in a transaction that the companies report will create the leading producer and marketer of cutting tools and related equipment for the primary wood fiber industry.
Aptiv PLC, a British-based global technology company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced mobility solutions, opened a new technology center in Boston, Massachusetts’ Seaport district, expanding the Company's United States engineering footprint.
Brammer Bio, a best-in-class cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization, completed renovations and opened its late-stage clinical capacity and commercial-ready cGMP manufacturing site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed for gene therapy products.
Sid Wainer & Son, a distributor and curator of New England's specialty foods opened its state-of-the-art multi-million dollar warehousing and distribution facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics that designs, develops, manufactures and services the world's most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft, will construction of a new maintenance facility at Van Nuys Airport near Los Angeles, California, and establish a Field and Airborne Support Teams unit in the Boston, Massachusetts, area.
Theragnostics, Ltd., a radiopharmaceuticals company developing products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, announced a mutual distribution and manufacturing agreement with ROTOP Pharmaka GmbH. Theragnostics also announced the opening of its U
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
The Luye Life Sciences Group, a pharmaceutical company in China with its medical services sector, Luye Medical, headquartered in Singapore, opened its R&D Center, in the Boston suburb of Woburn, Massachusetts.
Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. will open of its new oligonucleotide API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) manufacturing facility in Milford, Massachusetts.
Cox Engineering Company and related affiliates, a Canton business that designs, fabricates, and installs HVAC piping and sheet metal ductwork, will renovate a 73,000-square-foot building into a manufacturing center in Randolph, Massachusetts. The company invested $9.5 million in this project, which is expected to create 20 full-time jobs.
Siemens began a major expansion of its separately managed Healthineers manufacturing and R&D laboratory diagnostics division in Walpole, Massachusetts, that is expected to create up to 700 new high-tech jobs over the next 10 years.
NEO Tech, a provider of manufacturing technology and supply chain solutions for brand name OEMs in the industrial, medical, aerospace and defense markets, plans to combine its two existing New England locations into a single centrally-located facility in Westborough, Massachusetts.
A creator of the familiar household brands SharkNinja relocated its global corporate headquarters move to Needham, Massachusetts.
Sweden-based Immunovia plans to locate its United States headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, to design a test for early detection of pancreatic cancer.
Novomer, Inc., an industry-leading sustainable chemicals company, will relocate its headquarters to One Bowdoin Square in Boston, Massachusetts.
FuelPlus Group, a leading Germany-based provider of aviation fuel management software to airlines and fuel suppliers, entered the US market with the opening of a new US office in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Avista Pharma Solutions, Inc. reported a $4 million expansion of its 26,000-square foot contract testing facility in Agawam, Massachusetts is now complete.
Expedient, a cloud computing and data center infrastructure as a service provider opened its $4 million renovated and expanded data center in Boston, Massachusetts.
MassDevelopment provided a $2.5 million Emerging Technology Fund loan to Lexington Medical Inc., a developer of abdominal surgical devices, located 24 miles west of Boston in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Cogmedix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coghlin Companies Inc., and a leading medical device engineering and manufacturing services company, is near completion of a renovation project at its Worcester, Massachusetts facility, located at 17 Briden Street.
Siemens Healthineers will invest around $300 million in its Walpole, Massachusetts, laboratory diagnostics manufacturing and research and development facility.
Kayon Partners, in partnership with AmherstWorks, launched The Kayon Accelerator located in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts.
Mayhew Basque Plastics leased 131,871-square feet of production space in the 685,000-square-foot Route 2 Commerce Park building complex to open a world-class production and distribution center at 100 Simplex Drive, in Westminster, Massachusetts.
Wembly Enterprises acquired Bradford Industries, Inc., a Lowell, Massachusetts-based producer of coated fabrics & textiles.
Life science real estate developer BioMed Realty reports that Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., a subsidiary of Shire, Plc, will become the next anchor tenant of its iconic 500 Kendall Street building in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Akamai Technologies, Inc., the global leader in Content Delivery Network services, will build its new global headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
J.C. Cannistraro, the area’s largest mechanical construction firm, will relocate and consolidate its manufacturing and warehousing operations to Boston’s Seaport District.
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Jarvis Surgical plans to expand its production facility in Westfield Massachusetts, with assistance of a state loan.
OwlStamp Visual Solutions, a full service printer and manufacturer of signs, large format graphics, engraved items, awards and rubber stamps, plans to expand its operations center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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