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Hopkinton-based solar and energy storage developer Solect Energy has expanded its footprint this year, opening a new headquarters and inking a lease for a 120,000-square-foot space at the former Worcester Telegram & Gazette printing press building in Millbury.
The company’s new headquarters is located at 87 Hayden Rowe St. in Hopkinton, next door to the company’s former office at 89 Hayden Rowe St. The new and larger space supports the company’s growth and recently implemented return-to-work policy, said Elaine Vescio, senior marketing manager at Solect. The firm moved in April.
“It's been a wonderful way to bring us all together,” Vescio said of the new space. “It really enables us to collaborate better as an organization.”
In addition to the new headquarters, Solect has leased 120,000 square feet of warehouse and logistics space at the former Boston Globe-owned printing press at 7-9 Latti Farm Road in Millbury.
The property was owned by the Globe while it still owned the T&G. The Globe sold the site for $5.6 million in 2019 to Worcester-based Tonuse Inc.
Solect intends to use the site to store materials, with the large space allowing for pre-assembly of solar equipment, Vescio said.
Solect Energy is a developer and installer of commercial and public-sector solar and battery-storage systems. The company designs, finances, builds, and maintains projects for businesses, municipalities, schools, and nonprofit organizations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Solect was founded in 2009 and employs 125 people, according to the firm, having worked on more than 900 projects across the country.
Eric Casey is the managing editor at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the real estate and banking & finance industries.
