Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | January 24, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 7 Tree House Brewing opens South Deerfield location Tree House Brewing Co., headquartered in Charlton, announced the official opening of its new South Deerfield location on Jan. 13. Located at 1 Community Place, the Deerfield location consists of a 100,000-square-foot building on 40 acres, with easy access to I-91. Currently, visitors are only allowed on a reservation basis to avoid overcrowding, but regular walk-in business is expected in the near future, according to Tree House's Instagram account. e expansion marks Tree House's overall strategy to become a communal gathering place for social gatherings, the arts, and music, per the announcement. In addition to its original flagship store in Chalton, Tree House Brewing has also opened locations at Cape Cod in Sandwich and in Woodstock, Conn. In 2020, Tree House Brewing Co. was the largest brewery in Central Massachusetts, brewing 41,500 barrels of beer. A s WBJ has partnered with the Worcester Historical Museum to run a trivia contest in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Worcester's founding on June 14, 1722. Readers should email their answer to the question below by Feb. 3 to bkane@wbjournal.com or visit the trivia page on WBJournal.com to compete for a special year- end prize package. Presidential horseshoes St. Pierre Chain & Wire Rope has been manufacturing pitching horseshoes in Worcester since 1930, initially as a side business to making tire chains and then later anchor chains for the U.S. Navy. In 2017, the company was invited to a Made in America event at e White House and presented a set of pitching horseshoes to then President Donald Trump. n Trivia question: Which U.S. president was an enthusiastic player of horseshoes and counted his set made by St. Pierre as his favorite? And the answer to last edition's question: Sprague Electric, which made a special silicon disc for Apollo 11 astronauts to leave messages from world leaders on the Moon, is now known as Allegro MicroSystems. Sponsored by Worcester 300 trivia contest -part 2 Have you seen Altus Dental lately? Introducing The company that's been delivering great dental plans for the last twenty years now offers total vision coverage, in partnership with VSP ® , a national leader in vision benefits. With Altus Vision, you get: Comprehensive plans | Easy access | Great rates And you thought we only did great dental plans. Altus Vision™ is underwritten by Altus Dental Insurance Company. Claims processing, claims service, and provider network administration for Altus Vision™ are provided under contract by Vision Service Plan Insurance Company ("VSP"). See for yourself at vision.altusdental.com PHOTO | COURTESY OF ST. PIERRE CHAIN & WIRE ROPE St. Pierre executives at The White House in 2017 W

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