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State files three-month emergency solar extension
June 6, 2017An emergency regulation intended to support the continued development of an additional 1,600 megawatts of solar energy was filed Monday by the Baker administration.
June 6, 2017
Business confidence bumps back up in May
June 6, 2017After stepping back in April from March's 16-year high water mark, business confidence rebounded in May amid optimism for the next six months, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported Tuesday.
June 6, 2017
Worcester joins national climate mayors agreement
June 5, 2017Following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, the city of Worcester reaffirmed its commitment to battling climate change locally by joining a national coalition of mayors for environmental consciousness.
June 5, 2017
Pitcher leaving chamber for Fidelity
June 5, 2017Sherri Pitcher, senior director of business development at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, is leaving the chamber later this month to take a job with Fidelity Bank.
June 5, 2017
Mass. enters multi-state climate coalition
June 5, 2017Govs. Charlie Baker and Phil Scott, two of the four Republican governors in New England, announced late Friday afternoon that they would join a coalition of states committed to fulfilling the tenets of the Paris Climate Agreement.
June 5, 2017
Eversource buying Aquarion for $1.7 billion
June 2, 2017New England's largest energy supplier and its dominant private water company will combine under a $1.67 billion agreement announced Friday, a move that gives the water company a local owner.
June 2, 2017
Mass. leaders decry Paris withdrawal
June 2, 2017The United States will withdraw from the international agreement aimed at reducing carbon emissions to combat the effects of global warming and climate change, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.
June 2, 2017
Plainville casino fined $65,000
June 2, 2017The Massachusetts Gaming Commission levied a $65,000 fine upon Plainridge Park Casino for repeatedly not complying with minimum security staffing requirements at the Plainville slots parlor.
June 2, 2017
Worcester Co. foreclosure petitions fall 33% in April
June 1, 2017Petitions to foreclose fell nearly 33 percent in Worcester County in April, as petitions statewide continued to trend downwards.
June 1, 2017
Worcester Airbnb graduation hosts earned $36,000
June 1, 2017Parents, friends and relatives who stayed at a local Airbnb instead of a hotel over Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduation weekend contributed $230,000 to the local economy during their stay, according to Airbnb data released Thursday.
June 1, 2017
eClinicalWorks to pay $155M in settlement
June 1, 2017Westborough electronic health records software vendor eClinicalWorks will pay $155 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company misrepresented its capabilities and paid kickbacks to customers.
June 1, 2017
First bike repair station for Blackstone trail launched in Worcester
May 31, 2017A new bicycle repair station, with basic tools, a tire pump, and safety advice, was unveiled Tuesday in Worcester by local leaders.
May 31, 2017
Baker, Walsh pitch tuition-free college in Boston
May 31, 2017The governor and mayor of Boston will make a bipartisan pitch Tuesday for a tuition-free college program available to Boston residents, but a Democrat running for governor is vying to make free public college for all part of the 2018 campaign.
May 31, 2017
DCU Center hosting Mass. democratic convention
May 31, 2017One thousand first-time delegates will participate in the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention on Saturday, a number chairman Gus Bickford says is indicative of a "terrific amount of energy" surrounding the party after the election of President
May 31, 2017
Trump budget would cut federal MEP funds
May 31, 2017The Worcester-based Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership and other MEP centers across the country will lose their federal funding if President Donald Trump's budget proposal is approved as is.
May 31, 2017
SEC holds TelexFree promoter liable for $1.8M
May 31, 2017A promoter of TelexFree, Inc. was found liable for more than $1.83 million in federal court in Boston last week, two months after the company's president was sentenced to six years in prison.
May 31, 2017
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