Transportation

A report released Thursday from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau recommends the city create an independent parking division and raise parking rates, so a dedicated staff can give the proper attention to the infrastructure, service and technology improvements necessary for parking to complement the city's redevelopment plans.

Roofing distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. has promoted Charles Howard as its manager of building products at its 60 Solferino St. location in Worcester.

An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort to diversify the state's energy mix and comply with greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements.

Taxi drivers converged on Beacon Hill Tuesday to lobby senators on a series of amendments they said would strengthen passenger safety.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences held the grand opening for its U.S. headquarters in Marlborough on Thursday, highlighting the division's $27 million investment in the new facility.

Road construction will be booming in and around Marlborough in the near future as the state has committed at least $87.8 million in MassDOT projects to take place in the city and the surrounding area

A transportation finance bill the House plans to take up Wednesday could serve as a model for an eventual new method of funding road and bridge repairs in Massachusetts, according to one lawmaker.

The Massachusetts House appears poised to advance legislation authorizing $750 million in spending on highways and $50 million on a new program to make repairs to small bridges.

The town of Oxford is pursuing a $1 million MassWorks grant for improvements along the Route 20 corridor.

Worcester's 81 miles of private, substandard roads impede traffic, development and real estate transactions.