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With Gov. Charlie Baker considering where and how deep to cut spending from the current fiscal 2016 budget, December tax collections could help crystallize some the decisions the governor is expected to finalize "shortly."

The city of Worcester sold one of its parcels of land in the South Worcester Industrial Park for $10,000 to a local manufacturer, marking the first sale of city-owned land in that area.

Eversource and National Grid today announced the completion of the Interstate Reliability Project, an undertaking that the companies said will improve delivery of power to customers in New England and will strengthen the region's electric grid.

Boston-based private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners closed on the acquisition of Framingham-based Gulf Oil LP Tuesday, according to a statement from both companies. The deal was closed under Chelsea Petroleum Product Holdings, an ArcLight affiliate.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death a 30-year-old Worcester man who died on a worksite Christmas Eve in Holden.

The U.S. Court of Appeals' Washington, D.C. circuit last week asked New England grid operator ISO-NE to ensure that the rates of its inaugural winter reliability program were just and reasonable.

One of the most popular bills filed this session, a pay equity bill supported by dozens of lawmakers, Attorney General Maura Healey and Treasurer Deb Goldberg, aims to close the wage gap for women and people of color.

With insurance discounts at risk in the new year, the House and Senate whisked legislation through all of its readings Monday and onto Gov. Charlie Baker's desk.

Solar energy systems provider Vivint Solar has partnered with BlueWave of Boston to offer community solar memberships to residents of Central and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Protonex, the Southborough-based subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, received a follow-on purchase order from the U.S. Army for more than 400 power manager special operations kits.