MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development authority, recently announced the sale of two parcels of land at Devens, Mass.
Devens Recycling Center LLC is purchasing an 11-acre lot in Devens' West Rail Industrial Park to build a 90,000 square foot construction and demolition debris recycling facility. Framingham-based Cambrooke Foods, a manufacturer of specialized medical foods, has purchased a 3-acre parcel in Devens' Barnum Road Business District to construct a 45,000-square-foot office, R&D and light manufacturing facility. Together, these businesses will create 75 jobs with the potential for more new jobs in the coming years.
DRC's solid waste recycling facility can process 1,500 tons of brick, concrete, steel, wood, asphalt, carpet and gypsum each day. The majority of these materials will be returned to market as recycled products including wood fuel, asphalt and pot-hole patch. The state-of-the-art facility will play a major role in helping Bay State developers meet the state Department of Environmental Protection's newly passed regulations prohibiting the disposal of these materials in the Commonwealth's already overburdened landfills. This project will result in the creation of 50 jobs, with the possible addition of more positions once a maintenance shift is established.
"When finished, our new facility will be a model for solid waste recycling plants nationwide, and we're very pleased to be doing business in Devens," said Kurt Macnamara, principal of Devens Recycling Center, LLC.
Cambrooke Foods manufactures special medical foods for patients with inborn errors of protein metabolism and renal disease. Specifically, the company produces foods that replace naturally occurring proteins with amino acids required to sustain life. Cambrooke's expansion will enable the firm to enter new markets and begin manufacturing new products, and it will result in the immediate creation of 15 to 20 jobs in nutrition, manufacturing and sales.
MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development authority, works with businesses, financial institutions and local officials to stimulate economic growth across the Commonwealth.
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