Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | February 9, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 5 Originally built in 1973, 446 Main St. is tied with e 6Hundred apartment building at 600 Main St. as the tallest building in Central Massachusetts. Northborough inventor of one of Time's Best Inventions of 2025 acquires Irish firm Ozlo, a Northborough-based produc- er of noise-masking earbuds for sleep, is expanding its work into neuroscience research and development with the acquisition of Segotia, a neuro-audio engineering company out of Ireland. With the purchase, Ozlo will bring Segotia's existing research infrastruc- ture in neuroscience and technology to further examine sleep's impact on long-term health, chronic conditions, and human performance, according to a Jan. 6 press release from Ozlo. By bringing this research in-house, Ozlo will be better able to understand how sleep supports physical recovery and cognitive performance, and thus, how technology can support these systems during sleep. "By bringing brain-level insights into a consumer form factor, we can better understand sleep at scale," Ozlo CEO N.B. Patil said in the release "is has the potential to improve recovery and performance for everyday members and to open new doors for future therapeu- tic applications across a wide spectrum of medical conditions. We see this as an important step in Ozlo's long-term vision." Financial terms were not disclosed. WBJ has reached out to Ozlo for addi- tional information. Ozlo produces Sleepbuds, in-ear headphones that can sense when the user falls asleep, switching from playing media, such as music, podcasts, medita- tions, audiobooks, to noise-masking sounds, to prevent the user from waking up, according to the company's website. In October, Ozlo Sleepbuds were named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025. "Deep sleep is vital for physical recovery, while REM sleep is critical for cognitive function and memory consolidation. e addition of a neuro- science team enables us to leverage our unique in-ear form factor to monitor these stages with precision that ring and wrist-based trackers cannot match," Ozlo President Charles Taylor said in the release. Additionally, Sleepbuds track users' sleep by logging the duration of rest, how closely bed times and wake times are aligned with set goals, and how well the user slept. e devices measure the impacts of noise, light, and temperature disruptions, returning 30-day sleep pattern trends. "Joining Ozlo gives our team the opportunity to bring our neuroscience and audio research and technology to a much broader audience," Culann mac Cabe, Segotia co-founder and CEO, said in the release. "Our team can now play a central role in shaping the next generation of sleep and digital health products, building on Ozlo's incredible product platform." Robert Kraft's company working with Boylston firm to develop large Westminster facility UN1F1ED² Global Packaging Group, the Sutton-based packaging and con- tainer manufactur- er owned by New England Patriots Owner Robert Kra, is work- ing to develop a 450,000-square- foot manu- facturing and distribution site in Westminster. e site has been in the works since at least 2022, with UN1F1ED² going back to the Westminster Planning Board in February to seek a further expansion of a site plan, according to documents on the Town of Westminster's website. Boylston-based RP Masiello will lead development of the site as construction manager, according to a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post from the firm. R.P. Masiello has delivered six new buildings for UN- 1F1ED² since 1998, in addition to facility expansions and other improvements. McCarty Engineering of Leominster is the engineer for the project, according to planning documents. Prior to the recent plan expansion, the project is projected to cost up to $40 million and lead to 150 new jobs. e project is expected to be com- pleted in 2027. UN1F1ED²'s facility is planned for what is known as Lot I-8 on eodore Drive. UN1F1ED² bought the site for $7.4 million in 2023. e property is part of the Westminster Business Park, which has the capacity to accommodate 1.57-million-square-feet of industrial floor space and is already the site of the Wachusett Animal Hospital, an MBTA Commuter Rail layover station, and two large solar fields, according to the Town's website. 27 Forge Parkway Franklin facility Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to close. The Waltham-based biopharma tools and services provider will lay off 103 employees by December 2027. Source: Thermo Fisher Scientific $12 million Value of the expansion of the Sturbridge night vision manufacturing facility being planned by Photonis USA, the American subsidiary of French defense technology firm Exosens Source: Exosens 4.8% Unemployment rate in Massachusetts in December, up 0.1 percentage point from November Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Uxbridge location of a 450,000-square-foot distribution warehouse Amazon is leasing Source: Traded 139 Campanelli Drive 93 Apartments in the housing complex Boston-based developer WinnCompanies completed in Shrewsbury for $35.2 million Source: WinnCompanies 55,000 Square feet in the BJ's Market opening in Delray Beach, Florida, which is a push by BJ's Wholesale Club for a smaller store Source: BJ's Wholesale Club 70 Worcester-Providence Turnpike Millbury location of a new Avvio restaurant, as the Rhode Island- based Italian-American eatery opens its first Worcester County location at The Shops at Blackstone Valley Source: Avvio Sale price of a Sterling distribution site formerly used by the Wachusett Chip brand, which was purchased by Investcorp, headquartered in Bahrain Source: Worcester District Registry of Deeds $10.6 million Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots W

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