Greater Worcester

The legislation (H 4222 / S 2531) that emerged for a brief committee hearing aims to expand the use of grid enhancement technologies, which are software or hardware tools that boost capacity and efficiency of existing electric grid infrastructure.

The most recently completed audits of House of Representatives accounts and joint House-Senate accounts were filed earlier this month, revealing some very basic financial information and little else.

A West Boylston landscaping business has purchased a property located at 110 Worcester Road in Sterling for $675,000.

A 28-acre plot of land in Grafton containing a solar farm has been sold to a corporation linked to a company describing itself as the largest owner and operator of on-site commercial solar operations in the country.

A Worcester-based attorney with experience representing children and parents in Juvenile Court proceedings could soon join that court as a judge.

Massachusetts will fail to hit a major emissions reduction requirement in 2030 unless Beacon Hill passes significant legislation to accelerate progress, leaders of a top advocacy group warned Wednesday.

Heading into the start of 2024, the new leader of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts expects staffing challenges to remain the top concern for businesses, while the end of COVID-era federal funding programs will impact margins.

After spending the bulk of the year trading barbs and working in parallel silos, the Democrats who lead the Legislature's work on clean energy reform suddenly appear to be moving toward reconciliation with an eye on major action in 2024.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has launched a new MBA program in analytics. The coursework aims to equip students with analytics tools specifically for science, technology, engineering, and math, and will begin in the fall 2024 semester.

Cresco Labs is suing two Massachusetts dispensaries over a lack of payment for goods produced from Cresco’s Leicester based production and cultivation facility.