“Area Manufacturer Gets Boost from Washington”

March 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Today’s Worcester Telegram & Gazette has a feature on Aspen Aerogels, a manufacturing company based out of Northborough.  The company manufactures energy-efficient insulation, which “absorbs up to eight times as much heat as conventional thermal insulation.”

The article, “Area manufacturer gets boost from Washington: Northboro company will get $1.5 million,” by Sarah Gantz, can be found in the Money section of the Telegram & Gazette website, or by clicking the link above.

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“The Best of Massachusetts 2008: The Globe 100″

March 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The art for the Boston Globe article, “Best of Massachusetts 2008: The Globe 100,” features Zildjian cymbals, and the descriptive text: “Made in Massachusetts: From Ames shovels to Zildjian cymbals, the Bay State has a long and proud manufacturing history.”

Go here for the complete “Best of Massachusetts 2008: The Globe 100” article. 

There is also some interesting information in a number of the subsections connected to that article. 

Note that two manufacturers in the region made it to the top ten list, IPG Photonics (Oxford) and EMC Corp (Hopkinton), at #s 9 and 5, respectively.

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