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Energy & Utilities

  • Business group says Mass. transportation needs independent review

    State House News Service September 26, 2017

    The state needs a new blueprint to address its transportation infrastructure, which faces new threats and remains in problematic condition despite major investments in recent years.

    State House News Service September 26, 2017
  • Southborough manufacturer approved for U.S. soldier power device

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017

    A Southborough manufacturer of portable power solutions for military gear has been approved to begin full-scale production of a power management device for soldiers.

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017
  • Sevcon shareholders approve $200M sale

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017

    Southborough manufacturer Sevcon has announced its stockholders have approved the company's $200-million sale to Michigan auto parts supplier BorgWarner.

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017
  • Texas firm sells Milford power plant in $119M sale

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017

    Houston energy company Dynegy has sold its Milford and Dighton power plants to Starwood Energy Group Global for $119 million.

    Zachary Comeau September 25, 2017
  • Woman indicted for stealing $30K from nonprofit

    Zachary Comeau September 22, 2017

    A Wayland woman and former treasurer at a Royalston nonprofit has been indicted for stealing $30,000 from the organization.

    Zachary Comeau September 22, 2017
  • Proposed bill would eliminate Mass. use of fossil fuels

    State House News Service September 20, 2017

    Nearly two-thirds of electricity in Massachusetts comes from natural gas, a dynamic that environmental groups and clean energy advocates said Tuesday must change soon.

    State House News Service September 20, 2017
  • Mass. gas prices fall 5 cents

    September 19, 2017

    As predicted, gas prices in Massachsuetts have begun to fall as oil refineries in the Gulf Coast are booting back up after being hammered by hurricanes the last two weeks.

    September 19, 2017
  • Economics professors join push for $15 minimum wage

    State House News Service September 19, 2017

    As activists ramp up their push to raise the minimum wage again, economists from many of the state's public and private universities are rallying to the cause.

    State House News Service September 19, 2017
  • Riverdale Water wants to provide Northbridge's water

    September 19, 2017

    The Riverdale Water Compan (RWC), a privately-owned supplier of water, is again angling to sell water to the Town of Northbridge.

    September 19, 2017
  • California solar firm opens first Mass. site in Hudson

    September 18, 2017

    A national provider of solar energy technology and equipment is opening a warehouse and office space in Hudson.

    September 18, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    September 18, 2017

    Main Street Bank, Women in Business, Inc., and Southbridge Credit Union are among the six companies announcing recent hires and promotions.

    September 18, 2017
  • Worcester airport contractor fined $168K

    Grant Welker September 15, 2017

    A Framingham contractor working at Worcester Regional Airport has been fined $167,500 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for wetlands and water-quality violations.

    Grant Welker September 15, 2017
  • Public, private leaders call for renewable energy push

    Zachary Comeau September 8, 2017

    Central Massachusetts leaders said at a renewable energy summit in Oakham Thursday the state should move to a 100-percent renewable energy solution.

    Zachary Comeau September 8, 2017
  • Companies ink deal for cogeneration facility at Southbridge Innovation Center

    Zachary Comeau September 8, 2017

    The Southbridge Innovation Center will soon be home to a cogeneration facility that will provide over 70 percent of the center's electricity needs.

    Zachary Comeau September 8, 2017
  • Ballot question proposals pit businesses against progressives

    State House News Service September 7, 2017

    Twenty-one initiative petitions, including proposals to raise the minimum wage and lower the sales tax, are one step closer to appearing before voters.

    State House News Service September 7, 2017
  • Raytheon successfully tests anti-warfare missile

    Zachary Comeau August 30, 2017

    Defense contractor Raytheon announced Wednesday a missile designed to intercept a ballistic missile was successfully tested at sea.

    Zachary Comeau August 30, 2017

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