Energy

Small business and medical device industry officials say a pair of provisions in the just-struck Congressional deals on tax credits and spending bode well for job production in Massachusetts.

Amid a climate of increasing uncertainty in the future of energy both locally and internationally, Framingham's IDC Energy Insights has hired industry veteran Kevin Prouty as vice president of research, the company announced Tuesday.

Hopkinton-based Solect Energy has secured a contract to install a 537-kilowatt solar energy system on the roof of a Brockton company's building, Solect announced Friday.

Outlining goals and accomplishments at a gathering of government bond investors Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker said energy and transportation remain among his top priorities and key factors in the state's economic condition.

The MBTA expects to save $25 million in electricity costs over the next five years.

Wyman-Gordan has been cited for three repeat and 10 serious violations of workplace safety standards at the aerospace parts manufacturer's North Grafton plant, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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The Senate's top Democrat has noted that "jobs are on the line," but legislative negotiators charged with reaching agreement on a bill to keep solar projects moving in Massachusetts have not held a single meeting after their hastily convened gathering 17 days ago.

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed their incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office between October...

In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially will be the longest currently serving mayor in Massachusetts.