Tech, health care, manufacturing firms honored for contribution to Mass. economy
By Megan Woolhouse Globe Staff November 19, 2015
Growing technology, health care, and manufacturing companies dominated this year’s MassEcon Economic Impact Awards, an annual event honoring businesses that have “made an outstanding contribution to the Massachusetts economy.” This is the 12th year the Watertown nonprofit, founded in 1993 to promote Massachusetts business development, has given the awards. This year’s 15 winning companies created more than 2,700 jobs in Massachusetts, invested $346 million in the state, and collectively added 1.7 million square feet to their facilities in the last two years. And here they are:
Gold
Greater Boston: TripAdvisor Inc., Needham
Central Mass.: GE Healthcare Inc., Marlborough
Northeast Mass.: Aspen Technology Inc., Bedford
Southeast Mass.: Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corp., New Bedford
Western Mass.: Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing, Lee
Silver
Greater Boston: Baxalta Inc., Cambridge
Central Mass.: Great Wolf Lodge, Fitchburg
Northeast Mass.: Southwick (custom made suits), Haverhill
Southeast Mass.: Lafrance Hospitality Co., Wareham
Western Mass.: Kennametal Inc., Greenfield
Bronze
Greater Boston: Carbonite Inc., Boston
Central Mass.: SanDisk Corp., Marlborough
Northeast Mass.: Energi Inc., Peabody
Southeast Mass.: South Shore Millwork, Norton
Western Mass.: Mohawk Fine Papers Inc., South Hadley
Megan Woolhouse can be reached at megan.woolhouse@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @megwoolhouse.
