Environment

Worcester developer GoVenture Capital Group, LLC projects its new 111-unit apartment development now branded as The Kiln will open this fall in the city’s Greendale neighborhood.

For the second time in less than three months, Ayer-based food manufacturer Nasoya Foods USA, LLC has been fined by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the state organization announced Friday.

A waste management company operating in Marlborough and Westminster has been fined $7,373 for violating hazardous waste and solid waste regulations, according to a Wednesday release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

HSGS-Ameresco, LLC has been awarded a $7.9-million contract to design and construct a new solar energy system for the U.S. Army.

The TJX Cos., Inc., headquartered in Framingham, on Wednesday announced plans for a global expansion and acceleration of its environmental sustainability goals, with plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2040.

National Grid, the utility which provides electricity and natural gas to communities throughout Central Massachusetts, announced it intends to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, seeking to eliminate fossil fuels entirely from its gas networks. 

Transportation, energy and the construction fields feature as primary focus areas in a bill Senate Democrats rolled out Thursday to accelerate decarbonization efforts amidst what lawmakers called a sluggish approach by state agencies.

The violations concern renovation work at one Fitchburg multi-family residence and four Lowell apartments, all of which were marketed to college students, according to the Massachusetts attorney general. 

The 6-cent drop follows President Joe Biden’s decision to release 1 million barrels of oil per day for six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Now, in its seventh year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to accentuate the top performers in a highly complex and varied industry.