Banking & Finance

Ameresco has entered into a $140-million contract to build a biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility near Elk Grove, California. 

Efforts to turn a former Worcester hotel into a permanent supportive housing development have received a boost from the federal government.

Inspired by the hit ABC television show “Shark Tank”, the competition had collegiate entrepreneurs make a pitch for their businesses in front of a live studio audience.

Juniper Biomedical has raised $3 million in capital from a seed funding round, as well as the National Institutes of Health, to support its advancements in neuromodulation technology. 

Clark University has been granted $2 million in gifts from four Worcester foundations to amplify and drive learning and research within the university’s Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design.

A number of lawsuits involving Central Massachusetts cannabis companies have been filed since 2022.

With some exceptions, all new Executive Branch hiring between April 3 and June 30 will need to be approved by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance based on time-sensitivity and the importance of positions, the office said.

In January, more businesses were incorporated in Central Massachusetts than in any other month since at least January 2017, outpacing the state as a whole, which also set a record for new business starts.

The Massachusetts Cultural Council has awarded 53 grants, totalling in $246,844, to help fund Worcester-based arts and cultural programs through the City’s Worcester Arts Council. 

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at Workers Credit Union, Spectrum Health Systems, Fidelity Bank, and Fallon Health