Protective packaging maker Altor Solutions Inc. is furthering its acquisition strategy by purchasing Foam Concepts Inc. of Uxbridge, Mass. The deal, for undisclosed terms, closed Feb. 1. Foam Concepts ...

For this installment of Industrial Strength, I got to go to one of my favorite towns in Central Massachusetts: Uxbridge. There, I checked out a company that makes some of the most recognizable, but ...

It was talked about in whispers for most of the day — the 800-pound gorilla in the middle of the room. If a foam-stuffed warehouse abutting the railroad tracks near homes along Route 122 ignited, the ...