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Energy & Utilities

  • Mass. needs carbon pollution fees

    Kate Galbo March 6, 2017

    Among the concerns of human rights and security, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are doing little to continue the progress we've made for low-cost efficiency and local clean energy.

    Kate Galbo March 6, 2017
  • New England electricity prices hit 13-year low

    Matt Pilon March 3, 2017

    New England's wholesale electricity prices last year fell to their lowest level since 2003, according to grid operator ISO New England.

    Matt Pilon March 3, 2017
  • Framingham's Ameresco sees profits soar to $12M last year

    March 2, 2017

    Renewable energy and energy efficiency company Ameresco of Framingham had its net income rise to $12 million last year, from $844,000 the prior year.

    March 2, 2017
  • Week in review

    February 24, 2017

    Legal trouble for area businessesIn the span of only a few days, a Worcester restaurant owner was charged with drug-dealing, a Framingham pharmacist

    February 24, 2017
  • Economist: Trump uncertainty clouding potential growth

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017

    The local, national and global economies will likely see accelerated growth in 2017, assuming they work through the uncertainties created by shifting federal policies, according to an economist speaking at an event in Worcester.

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017
  • Sevcon shareholder loses shakeup bid

    Grant Welker February 22, 2017

    An attempt by a 20-percent owner of Southborough electric vehicle components company Sevcon to overhaul its board of directors failed at a shareholder vote this month.

    Grant Welker February 22, 2017
  • Baker urged to more sharply reduce carbon emissions across region

    State House News Service February 22, 2017

    A coalition is urging the governor to work with other northeast and mid-Atlantic states to double the annual rate of reduction in carbon emissions across the region.

    State House News Service February 22, 2017
  • Hanlon creates innovative business by focusing on employees

    Savannah Donohue February 20, 2017

    In 2004, seven years after Paul Hanlon sold his first company Folio Exhibits, his former employees asked him to start a new company. So he did.

    Savannah Donohue February 20, 2017
  • Accolades & Honors

    February 20, 2017

    Desiree Awiszio, a self-employed Worcester engineering consultant, won the K-12 STEM Literacy Education-Engineer Partnership Award in 2016 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her work with students and teachers in the

    February 20, 2017
  • Bill for 100-percent renewable energy gaining legislative support

    State House News Service February 14, 2017

    Massachusetts would need to get all of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050 under legislation filed last month and backed by more than a quarter of state lawmakers.

    State House News Service February 14, 2017
  • Solect had record-breaking year with 26MW installed

    Grant Welker February 8, 2017

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy had a record-breaking 2016, completing 115 sites and installing more than 26 megawatts of total solar output, the company said Wednesday.

    Grant Welker February 8, 2017
  • Power industry warns of greenhouse gas plan side effect

    State House News Service February 7, 2017

    Environmental advocates and electricity generators urged consideration of how new DEP rules could affect power plant emissions outside state borders.

    State House News Service February 7, 2017
  • Holliston firms seek to revolutionize temperature sensors

    Laura Finaldi February 7, 2017

    Holliston sensors manufacturer Nanmac Corp. was purchased in 2014 by the Patriot Worldwide, also based in Holliston. Since the acquisition, the company has been selling its products to the likes of Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Saint-Gobain

    Laura Finaldi February 7, 2017
  • Manufacturers can earn $3,500 with National Grid program

    Savannah Donohue February 7, 2017

    National Grid on Tuesday said it is looking for volunteer companies for its pilot program where business, including manufacturers, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island can earn up to $3,500 by reducing their energy use during peak times.

    Savannah Donohue February 7, 2017
  • Devens wind power firm lost $2.8M last quarter

    February 6, 2017

    Devens wind and power grid services provider AMSC on Monday announced it lost $2.8 million in the last quarter, a slight improvement from the $3 million it lost in the same quarter 2015.

    February 6, 2017
  • Power industry warns against Mass. greenhouse gas plan

    State House News Service February 6, 2017

    As Massachusetts regulators map out the state's role in reducing global warming, environmental advocates and electricity generators both urged consideration for how new rules could affect power plant emissions outside state borders.

    State House News Service February 6, 2017

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.