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Energy & Utilities

  • Solect Energy expands into Rhode Island

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2016

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy announced plans to expand into Rhode Island last month on the back of expanded solar incentives passed by officials in the Ocean State.

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2016
  • Worcester seeks to ease startup cost for businesses

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016

    The City of Worcester is exploring changes to its regulations that would ease the costs for businesses with heavy water uses.

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016
  • QCC “key partner” in new $317M Mass. manufacturing institute

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016

    Quinsigamond Community College will be a part of a new $317-million advanced manufacturing institute that the Department of Defense is bringing to the state.

    Sam Bonacci April 4, 2016
  • Wholesale electricity prices dropped in 2015

    State House News Service April 1, 2016

    Tracking the price of natural gas, wholesale electricity prices in New England dove in 2015 to the second lowest level in 12 years, according to the area's grid operator.

    State House News Service April 1, 2016
  • Solar backers say impasse taking toll on jobs, investments

    State House News Service March 30, 2016

    Solar industry executives, workers and municipal officials pushed Tuesday to get a bill to foster growth in the solar power industry over the finish line, repeating their warning that further delays will cost the state jobs and money.

    State House News Service March 30, 2016
  • Ongoing solar talks continue to frustrate

    State House News Service March 29, 2016

    Solar industry executive and workers will hold a briefing at the Omni Parker House Tuesday morning before walking to the State House to deliver petitions to lawmakers calling for action.

    State House News Service March 29, 2016
  • $106M could return to Mass. rate payers

    State House News Service March 28, 2016

    Massachusetts utility ratepayers will receive refunds totaling $106 million if regulators agree to a federal judge's conclusion that transmission companies charged too much for infrastructure investments.

    State House News Service March 28, 2016
  • Clean energy in Worcester

    Steve Pike March 28, 2016

    The interim CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center walks through 10 point about clean energy in Worcester.

    Steve Pike March 28, 2016
  • Worcester needs to support gas-leak bills

    Mary Keefe Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

    Gas leaks need to be fixed in Worcester, according to Mary Keefe.

    Mary Keefe Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016
  • Aaron Industries competes internationally by lowering energy costs

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016

    Founded in 1983 in the “Pioneer Plastic City,” Aaron has 47 full-time employees making and distributing plastic resins for use in all kinds of products and the company is keenly focused on energy efficiency.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 28, 2016
  • Latest MRI technology lands in Worcester

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016

    The most advanced MRI machine from General Electric has come to Worcester at the Shields Health Care location on Shrewsbury Street.

    Sam Bonacci March 24, 2016
  • Former officials have Baker's back on hydro power

    State House News Service March 23, 2016

    Bipartisan support has gathered for Gov. Charlie Baker's proposal to solicit long-term contract proposals for large-scale hydropower.

    State House News Service March 23, 2016
  • Solar discussions to take place

    State House News Service March 22, 2016

    Negotiators plan to sit down this week to discuss solar incentives in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service March 22, 2016
  • Cities push for more educational aid

    State House News Service March 21, 2016

    Lawmakers representing the state's mid-sized, lower-income cities plan to lobby for more school aid in the House version of the budget.

    State House News Service March 21, 2016
  • Benefits administration: Keep your staff in motion

    Hilary Gardner March 21, 2016

    There is no denying that a sedentary lifestyle is unhealthy and can lead to life-threatening health problems.

    Hilary Gardner March 21, 2016
  • House lawmakers band together, push for solar

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

    100 House lawmakers have written a letter to their own negotiators urging them to raise net metering caps and resist cuts in metering credit values that they say could cause irreparable harm to an industry the state is trying to grow.

    State House News Service March 16, 2016

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Batista has led the City of Worcester in the past year?
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On June 24, the Worcester City Council returned a largely positive appraisal of City Manager Eric Batista during his annual review. Councillors praised Batista for his fiscal management of the City and acknowledged his efforts to provide more shelter for unhoused individuals.

Still, members raised concerns over Batista’s handling of a U.S. Department of Justice report that found the Worcester Police Department used excessive force and his response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident on Eureka Street on May 8. 

In Worcester's form of city government, the appointed city manager is essentially the CEO of the City of Worcester while the elected mayor and city council are part time and help set policy.