Years of talks about making renewable resources a bigger part of Massachusetts' energy consumption started to pay off this year, when the state government passed a new law with a strong emphasis on renewables.
Though he's been a major player in Central Massachusetts for quite some time, Angelini had a particularly arduous task ahead of him this past year: select a new leader at the The Hanover Insurance Group.
A Donald Trump presidency and Republican control of Congress will likely mean sweeping changes in healthcare policy across the U.S., but Massachusetts may weather the change-storm better than others.
The Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester announced on Wednesday a new offering that will allow businesses to insure their technology-based equipment such as microelectronics and cloud computing services.
The second-largest healthcare provider in the state is making moves to extended outside of its Eastern Massachusetts stronghold through a new partnership with a 200 physician independent practice association based in Central Massachusetts.