- December 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Manufacturing is a $6.5-billion industry in Central Massachusetts, with multiple sectors experiencing upheaval in 2021. Here’s what is on tap for next year.
Investment in Devens
Billions of dollars passed through Devens in the last year, by way of companies expanding, investing in, buying, or building real estate, much of which will go toward manufacturing and research across multiple sectors, including the $1.8 billion raised by nuclear energy startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems. If real estate is hot in Central Massachusetts right now, Devens is a pressure point. While manufacturing space in other parts of the region are being repurposed and, sometimes, built new, nowhere seems to have as much action going on as the former military base north of Worcester. Investment hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, as many of 2021’s announced projects come to fruition, bringing with them another hot commodity: jobs.
