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Energy & Utilities

  • Boston-Power Picks Auburn For Expansion

    Eileen Kennedy June 1, 2009

    Lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. announced today it plans to build a 455,000-square-foot building in Auburn that will employ 600 workers, according to company officials.

    Eileen Kennedy June 1, 2009
  • Evergreen Solar Closes Stock Offering

    May 29, 2009

    Evergreen Solar Inc. of Marlborough has closed the sale of its common stock offering, making $72.5 million.

    May 29, 2009
  • EMC Publishes Sustainability Report

    Matthew L. Brown May 28, 2009

    Data storage giant EMC Corp.

    Matthew L. Brown May 28, 2009
  • AMSC Licenses Turbines To Indian Co.

    Matthew L. Brown May 27, 2009

    A wind power subsidiary of Devens-based American Superconductor Corp. has signed a license agreement with an Indian company that plans to manufacture and sell wind turbines around the world.

    Matthew L. Brown May 27, 2009
  • New Laws Needed To Protect Utility Customers

    Rep. Jennifer Benson May 25, 2009

    During the night of Dec. 11, 2008, a terrible ice storm struck New England. More than 1 million people lost power in the initial aftermath of the storm.

    Rep. Jennifer Benson May 25, 2009
  • New Homes Heated From The Ground Up

    Eileen Kennedy May 25, 2009

    Joseph Marinella became intrigued when he kept hearing about geothermal heating and cooling systems as he was building residential developments in the Whitinsville area.

    Eileen Kennedy May 25, 2009
  • May 25, 2009 Issue of the WBJ

    May 25, 2009

    Watch as WBJ Editor Christina Davis talks about what you'll find in the May 25 issue of the Worcester Business Journal.  Issue Highlights On Page One

    May 25, 2009
  • Unitil Works To Reclaim Its Public Image | Strained utility calls upon former National Grid exec for help

    Shaun Tolson May 25, 2009

    After testifying at a Department of Public Utilities hearing a few weeks ago, in which utility company Unitil defended its emergency response system following December’s ice storm, Tom Alonzo, chair of Lunenburg’s board of selectman, came home to

    Shaun Tolson May 25, 2009
  • Grants Offered For Green Energy Workforce Development

    May 22, 2009

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is offering nearly $1 million in grants to help educate workers for the clean energy sector.

    May 22, 2009
  • Utilities' Plan For Canadian Hydropower Gets OK

    May 22, 2009

    Federal regulators have approved a plan that would let utility companies NStar and Northeast Utilities transmit electricity from a Quebec hydroelectric power plant.

    May 22, 2009
  • Mass Megawatts Manufacturer Gets Investment

    Matthew L. Brown May 21, 2009

    Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. of Worcester says Arthur B. Berry III, owner of the Camelback ski resort, has bought an equity stock in a company that manufactures the Mass Megawatts wind generator.

    Matthew L. Brown May 21, 2009
  • Evergreen Offers Stock To Fund Expansion

    Matthew L. Brown May 20, 2009

    Evergreen Solar Inc. is offering $60 million in common stock to the public to fund a planned manufacturing facility in China, to purchase equipment for its Michigan facility and for general corporate pu

    Matthew L. Brown May 20, 2009
  • Framingham Firm Lands Energy Contract

    Eileen Kennedy May 19, 2009

    A Framingham company, Sustainable Energy Advantage LLC, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a New England wind energy education project.

    Eileen Kennedy May 19, 2009
  • Qteros Lands Big-Name Investor

    May 18, 2009

    Qteros, the Marlborough company that is developing new technology to convert biomass to ethanol, says that Valero Energy Corp.

    May 18, 2009
  • New Solar System In Oxford

    May 15, 2009

    Wilson Language Training of Oxford is set to unveil its new 139 kilowatt solar power system at its Old Webster Road headquarters this afternoon.

    May 15, 2009
  • American Superconductor Makes First Quarterly Profit

    May 14, 2009

    After 22 years in business, American Superconductor turned a profit for the first time in the fourth quarter of its 2008 fiscal year.

    May 14, 2009

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Today's Poll

As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.