Energy

Polar Beverages, the venerable Worcester manufacturer of sparkling water beverages, has joined a nationwide movement aimed at reducing food waste and promoting recycling. 

A Westborough manufacturing company plans to invest up to $1 billion for a new, 500,000-square-foot production facility it plans to open in Kentucky.

Aquarion Water Co., a subsidiary of Eversource Energy of Boston, will pay a penalty of $13,500 for violating drinking water regulations in the Town of Oxford, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday.

House and Senate negotiators struck early morning agreements Monday on sports betting and mental health access but will keep a significant economic development bill in conference committee as they continue to wrestle with an existing law that could trigger nearly $3 billion in tax relief this year.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Massachusetts fell to $4.47 a gallon on Monday, down 5 cents from the previous week.

Multiscale Systems, a Worcester research and development company, has been awarded a $200,000 contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop parts for nuclear reactors.

Following last week’s 11-cent drop, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is down another 11 cents in Massachusetts this week to $4.52.

Massachusetts gasoline prices continued to decline in the past week, falling 11 cents to an average of $4.63 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday. 

Worcester County woodland property owners can now get paid to maintain their forests.

Framingham-based Ameresco announced the completion of an energy efficiency project that’s expected to save a customer more than $540,000 per year.