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Employers caution against $15 minimum wage
January 3, 2017Raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase costs for about 70 percent of Massachusetts businesses, forcing some to hold off on hiring or consider moving elsewhere, two surveys conducted by the Associated Industries of
January 3, 2017
Southborough electric vehicle firm fighting to remove former chairman
December 30, 2016A $50-million Southborough manufacturer specializing in parts for electric vehicles on Thursday made its case to shareholders to permanently remove its former executive chairman from its board of directors, while he is seeking to replace three of
December 30, 2016
Baker hopes electric vehicle test drives lead to sales
December 28, 2016Massachusetts officials plan to use their share of a $500,000 federal grant to put more drivers behind the wheels of electric vehicles over the next two years in a bid to spur sales in that market.
December 28, 2016
Baker agrees to energy storage targets
December 27, 2016The Baker Administration intends to set energy storage targets for electrical utilities, a move that could fortify a developing industry that state officials believe could store 600 megawatts of power by 2025.
December 27, 2016
Baker wants to develop, sell empty state lots
December 23, 2016In early 2017, the Baker administration will seek proposals to develop 250 acres in Monson for industrial, agricultural, commercial or residential use.
December 23, 2016
Nominate a Business Leader of the Year
December 23, 2016Worcester Business Journal has opened the nomination window for its annual Business Leaders of the Year awards, which includes three new categories this year.
December 23, 2016
Healey: DPU should look into utility profits
December 22, 2016The Department of Utilities should investigate the profits of electric and gas companies in Massachusetts, focusing especially on the rates of return on equity permitted in rate cases, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.
December 22, 2016
Solect installs solar canopy on Cape Cod
December 21, 2016Hopkinton clean technology provider Solect Energy announced late Tuesday it has completed installation of a 663-kilowatt solar car canopy in the parking lot of Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School.
December 21, 2016
Baker admin releases emissions reduction goals
December 19, 2016With Gov. Charlie Baker describing climate change as a "serious threat," the state's clean air agency unveiled draft regulations Friday aimed at securing greenhouse gas emission reductions from the natural gas, transportation and electricity
December 19, 2016
2017 WBJ Economic Forecast
December 19, 2016Predicting the short-term future isn't terribly difficult. Preparing for it is.
December 19, 2016
What you need to know in energy for 2017
December 19, 2016Years of talks about making renewable resources a bigger part of Massachusetts' energy consumption started to pay off this year, when the state government passed a new law with a strong emphasis on renewables.
December 19, 2016Waters Corp. grants CEO a $1.5M performance bonus
December 16, 2016Milford medical device maker Waters Corp. has awarded a performance bonus worth up to $1.5 million to President and CEO Christopher O'Connell.
December 16, 2016
Eversource moving into offshore wind
December 14, 2016Eversource Energy is moving into the offshore wind energy picture in Massachusetts.
December 14, 2016
Worcester considering $300K eminent domain to protect watershed
December 13, 2016Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus has requested the City Council sign off on $300,000 worth of eminent domain takings that will help protect the city's watershed.
December 13, 2016Saint-Gobain in Worcester to pay $231K in EPA settlement
December 13, 2016Subsidiaries of Saint-Gobain Corp. have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and will invest in environmental upgrades, the EPA announced Tuesday.
December 13, 2016
Zero-emission buses expand west from Worcester
December 12, 2016The largest regional transit authority in Massachusetts has purchased three 40-foot buses that produce no tailpipe emissions from the company that sold similar buses to Worcester in 2013.
December 12, 2016
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