Energy

Framingham energy services firm Ameresco, Inc. has signed a $91.1 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to create a microgrid at the recruit depot on Parris Island, S.C.

The Legislature -- which along with Gov. Charlie Baker has already delayed full implementation of the legalization law by six months -- is expected to amend the law approved by voters in November, with a higher tax rate on marijuana sales at or near the top of the list of likely alterations.

Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy has finished a 25-kilowatt solar array on the roof of the Epiphany School in Dorchester.

Town officials see pending residential projects as key to new era.

Energy infrastructure solutions provider NORESCO said Wednesday it secured a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nearly $22 million in energy upgrades at two VA hospitals.

Worcester financial institution Rollstone Bank & Trust announced Tuesday the hiring of a new executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase costs for about 70 percent of Massachusetts businesses, forcing some to hold off on hiring or consider moving elsewhere, two surveys conducted by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts found.

A $50-million Southborough manufacturer specializing in parts for electric vehicles on Thursday made its case to shareholders to permanently remove its former executive chairman from its board of directors, while he is seeking to replace three of the company's eight directors.

Massachusetts officials plan to use their share of a $500,000 federal grant to put more drivers behind the wheels of electric vehicles over the next two years in a bid to spur sales in that market.

The Baker Administration intends to set energy storage targets for electrical utilities, a move that could fortify a developing industry that state officials believe could store 600 megawatts of power by 2025.