Gloucester Company Profiles

Rockport Brewing Company is expanding their operations in Blackburn Industrial Park in Gloucester. We recently toured the facility with owner/founder Ray Pickup and master brewer Julian Miller.  Sales are up 20% year-to-date and by adding this new 800 barrels per year capacity, they hope to nearly double their annual production to 5,000 barrels in 2026. In addition to their Tap Room in Rockport, they are partnering this summer with local non-profits like Cape Ann Museum, Schooner Adventure and Maritime Gloucester. This includes a Portuguese style beer for Schooner Adventure, supporting events at CAM, and a beer truck on the pier at MG on selected dates, as well as doing “white label” beers for various organizations/activities. Pickup says that they also “plan to be adding to their beer products with kegged cold brewed coffee and other liquid refreshments.”  We were most impressed with their commitment to community and worker benefits, and are happy to say “Sláinte” to our newest and expanding food/beverage craft brewer.

Intershell International is a seafood processing and distribution company that lives up to the area’s rich past by offering superior products to customers locally, nationally and globally. Intershell sells to all major Sushi distributors in the U.S., wholesalers in Boston and around the globe, along with restaurants throughout New England.

Gorton’s of Gloucester has been a national leader in the seafood industry since its founding in 1849. As the #1 brand in frozen prepared seafood throughout the US, Gorton’s success is built on a long history of forward thinking innovation. From introducing the first frozen convenience foods to the marketplace, developing the famous fish stick, to the more recent success of their Simply Bake line, Gorton’s has persevered with a pioneering spirit and thirst for invention. Gorton’s is also working hard to ensure future generations will enjoy seafood through their unmatched Trusted Catch™ program, which goes beyond simple sustainability certification to enact real change in the industry and on the water. All of this effort is brought to life to many millions of consumers year round by the famous Gorton’s Fisherman.

The Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) recently announced the launch of its environmental DNA (eDNA) Service Platform, a research service that processes and analyzes eDNA samples from scientists, conservationists, companies, and policymakers. With eDNA transforming how the research community studies and manages ecosystems, GMGI will leverage its experienced genomic research staff to deliver robust, efficient, and scientifically rigorous solutions for collecting, processing, analyzing, and applying eDNA data.

This is an example of the evolving nature of the ocean and port economy. Critical to protecting our oceans is understanding fish populations, biodiversity, and ocean health. The use of eDNA is an exciting tool that looks to provide more data at lower cost. GMGI, with its research location on Gloucester harbor and its bioscience academy in Blackburn Industrial Park is a marine technology leader in Gloucester, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond.

Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) was launched in 2013 in the belief that the ocean represents a new source of opportunity. As a not-for-profit whose ambitious mission is to “address critical challenges facing our oceans, human health and the environment through innovative scientific research and education,” GMGI is demonstrating that there is vast potential in marine science discovery powered by genomics.

C.B. Fisk is a renowned builder of pipe organs found in churches, cathederals, concert halls and universities throughout the world based on a belief that an organ is a means by which a musician brings music to life. The company designs, and then its skilled craftsman and musicians build, each instrument to function acoustically and aesthetically in a specific building. It starts with a precise scale model to ensure that the organ complements the architecture that surrounds it, followed by construction and then the important step of “voicing of the instrument, adjusting each pipe to the acoustics of the room.”

Build Health International’s mission is to improve access to and build capacity for dignified, affordable, and high-quality healthcare infrastructure in resource-constrained settings around the world.

Our goal is to increase equitable healthcare coverage and access for the most marginalized populations and to empower partners around the world with the resources and facilities necessary to deliver high-quality services to the patients they serve.

In 2024, BHI recently consolidated its Beverly, New Bedford, and Plaistow warehouses to a new 30,000 square foot facility at Blackburn Industrial Park in Gloucester.

Applied Materials, Inc. is one of the world’s largest producer of innovative equipment, services and software used for advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Gloucester operations include research, development and production with a focus on ion implantation equipment to fabricate semiconductor chips.