Hopkinton

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has provided grants to eight energy-storage facilities in Central Massachusetts as part of a broader initiative.

Solect Energy, a Hopkinton developer of solar-energy systems, is launching an energy storage division, it announced Tuesday.

Recreational and medical marijuana could be a $1.1-billion industry in Massachusetts by 2020, and Athol wants in.

Milford Regional has turned around its financial fortunes with net income of $2.2 million and is poised to remain independent in a consolidating industry.

Central Massachusetts has several other woman-owned businesses with more than 100 employees, as compiled by the Worcester Business Journal research department.

Texas computer giant Dell EMC, with operations in Hopkinton, announced Tuesday an expansion of its midrange storage portfolio with two new all-flash data storage arrays.

Massachusetts is looking for thoughts from the public on plans to overhaul the interchange of the Massachusetts Turnpike and I-495.

Overcoming its latitude and climate disadvantages compared to other states, Massachusetts has become a national leader in solar energy production, largely thanks to state incentive programs, which are due to make a major transition next year.

The Hopkinton Technology Park on South Street is now home to five new companies after a spree of leasing activity over the summer.

Household income in Worcester County rose by 5 percent, or $3,542, last year, far surpassing growth in the city of Worcester but lagging behind Middlesex County.