Hudson

Noting that “the boom can only last so long” in solar energy installations, New England Clean Energy of Hudson has diversified its product offerings.

Calare Properties, a Hudson-based real estate investment firm, has purchased a three-building portfolio in the Campanelli Business Park in Middleborough for $25.4 million.

Massachusetts has long been one of the strongest supporters of solar development, offering various incentives to encourage families and businesses to put up solar panels. Now, though, some are asking whether the solar industry has come so far that it no longer needs nudging from the government.

Mark Durrenberger co-founded New England Clean Energy, formerly New England Breeze, in Hudson in 2006. Focusing today largely on residential solar energy installations, the company has become a major provider of such systems throughout Central Massachusetts.

The solar business is thriving in Massachusetts, thanks to the state's net metering program, which has made it advantageous for commercial customers to adopt solar energy systems for power.

Lauren Plant, investor relations officer at Calare Properties, based in Hudson, was named a recipient of The...

Managed technology services provider Bryley Systems of Hudson has added to its client base after acquiring a portion of Northborough-based Baesis Inc., the companies announced.

Town officials are pleased that Intel Corp. remains a strong presence in Hudson after it halted manufacturing operations last year. The computer chip maker still has about 850 employees working in its Massachusetts Design Center, a research and development facility at 75 Reed Rd. But that doesn't mean the officials are not not curious to see what Intel will do with the land on which the vacant manufacturing facility rests. Manufacturing operations officially ceased in May after the company announced in 2013 that they would end, because the facility wasn't fit for production of today's chips.

The Acton businesses Boatzincs and Mach Machine will relocate to Hudson in a manufacturing building purchased by the owner of Boatzincs for $1.2 million.

Five businesses recently signed leases at Kane Industrial Park in Hudson, according to Greater Boston Commercial Properties, which negotiated the transactions.