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Manufacturing awards: Saint-Gobain Abrasives centers innovation and community to promote longevity
Updated: April 1, 2024Looking at the roughly 50 acres making up Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ industrial park in Worcester, it’s hard to imagine the company’s story began with a small startup in 1885, when seven entrepreneurs bought a grinding wheel patent from a local
Updated: April 1, 2024
Manufacturing awards: Impermea is replacing plastics, by using safer coatings on recyclables
Updated: April 1, 2024Impermea is the only company to manufacture safer material coatings in the U.S., said Zamarin, and as far as he’s aware, the world.
Updated: April 1, 2024
Manufacturing awards: Sustainability efforts help Waters satisfy partners’ needs
Updated: April 1, 2024Waters’ early start in sustainability has given it a reputation as a leader. In 2023 alone, the company made the grade for Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, USA Today’s Climate Leaders, and Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies.
Updated: April 1, 2024
WPI, Stow firm among those splitting $2.5M in Mass. clean energy grants
March 22, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
March 22, 2024
Business Leaders of the Year: Coghlin leads a fourth-generation company with heart and a focus on adaptability
Updated: March 4, 2024Coghlin Cos. is constantly fostering the most cutting-edge technologies, but its leader, Chris Coghlin, has never lost sight of his great-grandfather’s humble beginnings and puts building relationships with both clients and employees, known as
Updated: March 4, 2024
WooSox, Bravehearts mend fences and team up for community initiatives
March 1, 2024Any lingering animosity from the Worcester Bravehearts toward the Worcester Red Sox seems to be a thing of the past, as Worcester’s two baseball franchises held a joint press conference at Polar Park on Thursday to announce a trio of community
March 1, 2024
Students rally at state house in support of climate, transparency bills
January 31, 2024Nearly 200 high school and college students skipped classes Tuesday to advocate for a slate of climate resiliency and government transparency bills at the State House, starting with a chilly outdoor rally followed by meetings with lawmakers.
January 31, 2024
Central Mass. has 1.4M sq. ft. of green buildings, as state ranks 3rd nationally
January 24, 2024Overall, Central Massachusetts LEED-certified buildings contributed 1.4 million square feet to Massachusetts’ total, amounting to 6% of the state’s green building square footage.
January 24, 2024
Vineyard wind farm still not creating power, one turbine operational
January 2, 2024The calendar flipped to 2024 on Monday, but Massachusetts still has not gotten any power from the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, the second time the project has failed to meet the "first power" target set by top officials.
January 2, 2024
Engineering firm Tighe & Bond expands with acquisition of Cape-based company
January 2, 2024Tighe & Bond is expanding its reach by acquiring Cape Cod-based Coastal Engineering.
January 2, 2024
Advocates concerned state will miss emissions reduction requirement
December 21, 2023Massachusetts will fail to hit a major emissions reduction requirement in 2030 unless Beacon Hill passes significant legislation to accelerate progress, leaders of a top advocacy group warned Wednesday.
December 21, 2023
Overpopulation of deer wreaking havoc on farmers, according to advocate
November 30, 2023The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said deer densities vary widely from an ideal range of about 12–18 deer per square mile in most of central and western Massachusetts to more than 30–50 deer per square mile in areas of eastern
November 30, 2023
Unions see Healey as ally on clean energy jobs
November 3, 2023The state's transition to renewable power does not have to threaten workers who rely on the fossil fuel industry for their livelihood, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday, joining advocates at a labor-led event centered on bills designed to bring about
November 3, 2023
MathWorks commits $25M to Mass Audubon
November 3, 2023Natick-based software company MathWorks will donate $25 million over seven years to nature conservation organization Mass Audubon. It is the largest programmatic gift received by the organization in its 127-year history.
November 3, 2023
Concrete getting pulled into state's carbon battle
November 2, 2023As lawmakers look at regulating building and infrastructure materials in pursuit of the state's emission reduction goals, the concrete industry wants to been seen as a partner, not a foe, in the effort to make Massachusetts greener.
November 2, 2023
Healey sees merit in possible Mass Save overhaul
October 30, 2023Gov. Maura Healey thinks changes need to be made to the Mass Save program that conducts home energy assessments and offers rebates to help Bay State residents save money on energy bills.
October 30, 2023
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