Technology

Clark University has been granted $2 million in gifts from four Worcester foundations to amplify and drive learning and research within the university’s Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design.

The Marlborough Economic Development Corp. has developed a new interactive tool, MapLink, to allow businesses and developers looking to invest in the city easy access to pertinent zoning information.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

The new research hub will be an outgrowth of the UMass Chan-Lahey regional campus established in December 2022, which received approval from the New England Commission of Higher Education in January.

Founded in 1999 by CEO Delcie Bean when he was 14 years old, Paragus implemented an employee stock ownership plan in 2016 resulting in 40% of the company being turned over to employees. Now, the company has transitioned to 100% employee ownership.

Elizabeth Cruz is driven to share her secret to business success with other entrepreneurs like her.

Golf simulators harmonize well with green-grass courses, said Jesse Menachem, executive director and CEO of Mass Golf.

The deal will see the assets of SeaChange sold for $30 million, minus the company’s cash and cash equivalents at closing.

EchoStor Technologies expanded into Connecticut in 2021. It grew to 12 employees at its Windsor office in 2023 and now has 25 employees at the location, which serves as its headquarters for Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. 

Nolfo-Clements has authored a number of scholarly papers about local wildlife, including papers about the squirrel population in the Boston Public Garden and the mammal population on Bumpkin Island in Boston Harbor.