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Energy & Utilities

  • State approves $470M electrical grid modernization project

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service October 12, 2022

    The Department of Public Utilities last week approved utility company investments totaling more than $470 million to modernize the electric distribution system in an attempt to improve reliability and accommodate what is expected to be a growing

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service October 12, 2022
  • Ameresco to build 131-acre solar array in Hawaii

    Coley Lynch October 11, 2022

    Ameresco, a renewable energy company based in Framingham, has begun construction on its new 131-acre solar energy plant in Hawaii.

    Coley Lynch October 11, 2022
  • Healey calls for climate corridor in Massachusetts

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service October 11, 2022

    Candidate for governor Maura Healey promises to help create a "whole climate corridor" in Massachusetts to help the world move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy.

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service October 11, 2022
  • Hourly service returning to Worcester’s Commuter Rail

    Coley Lynch October 6, 2022

    Weekday hourly Commuter Rail service will return to the Framingham/Worcester line out of Worcester’s Union Station starting on Oct. 17.

    Coley Lynch October 6, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices down 8 cents

    Coley Lynch October 4, 2022

    The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts continues to fall, dropping to $3.49 per gallon, down eight cents from last week.

    Coley Lynch October 4, 2022
  • Delegation asking that heating aid be delivered sooner this year

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 4, 2022

    Massachusetts is in line to receive nearly $37 million more in heating aid for families in need under a new federal spending bill, and with energy prices forecast to soar this winter, the state's Congressional delegation wants the Biden

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 4, 2022
  • Lighthouse Biz partners to lower marijuana companies’ electricity costs

    Kevin Koczwara September 30, 2022

    Lighthouse Biz Solutions LLC, the Gardner firm providing financial services for the cannabis industry, has partnered with Tel-Affinity Corp. to help Lighthouse’s clients navigate the rising cost of utilities.

    Kevin Koczwara September 30, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop below national average

    Coley Lynch September 29, 2022

    The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts continues to drop even further, reaching $3.57 on Monday, down 11 cents from last week.

    Coley Lynch September 29, 2022
  • State releases final stretch energy code

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 27, 2022

    The Baker administration's Department of Energy Resources late last week quietly released its final language for the state building code changes that it hopes will encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 27, 2022
  • NYT, Boston Globe correspondent to lead WBJ's manufacturing, energy coverage

    September 22, 2022

    Worcester Business Journal has hired Kevin Koczwara, a longtime Worcester journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Rolling Stone, as its newest staff writer.

    September 22, 2022
  • Shrewsbury energy consultant acquired by Maine competitor

    Mainebiz staff September 22, 2022

    Competitive Energy Services, an energy management services firm with offices in Portland and Topsfield, Mass., said Tuesday it would acquire Risk Services Group, a Shrewsbury, Mass., electricity and natural gas procurement consulting business.

    Mainebiz staff September 22, 2022
  • Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August

    Timothy Doyle September 16, 2022

    Hospitality jobs continue gains as Mass. unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in August

    Timothy Doyle September 16, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop below $4 for the first time since February

    Timothy Doyle September 7, 2022

    The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas dropped to $3.91, down 13 cents from one week ago, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

    Timothy Doyle September 7, 2022
  • WPI researchers create food-to-biofuel method

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022

    Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created a new way to convert food waste into renewable fuel.

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022
  • Ameresco completes project on former Illinois General Motors site

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022

    Ameresco, the Framingham-based renewable energy company, said Wednesday that it completed a new solar project on a former Illinois brownfield site. 

    Laura Finaldi September 1, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices continue downward trajectory, now at $4.06

    Timothy Doyle August 30, 2022

    The average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts continues to drop, hitting $4.06, down 10 cents from last week, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

    Timothy Doyle August 30, 2022

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.