Latest Massachusetts Headlines
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Hub International Acquires Massachusetts’ Alpha Pension Group
Jan 14 2021 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired Alpha Pension Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Alpha Pension Group is a...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Change Bill
Jan 11 2021 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said last week he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and...
Founders of Massachusetts’ Renaissance Alliance Retire; Callahan, Bondi to Lead
Jan 7 2021 // The founders of Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance of independent insurance agencies, have retired after 21 years of leading the company. Bruce and Janet Cochrane retired from their full-time...
Worker Pinned, Seriously Injured While Removing Snow in Massachusetts
Dec 23 2020 // A landscape worker was seriously injured after becoming pinned by his equipment while removing snow, Chelmsford police said. A worker in the building called 911 after hearing a man yelling for help. Police and firefighters...
Exxon Argues Massachusetts Climate Fraud Lawsuit Punishes It for Opinion
Dec 17 2020 // Exxon Mobil Corp. told a judge that a fraud lawsuit filed by Massachusetts last year amounts to illegal punishment for the energy giant’s views about fossil fuels, the latest twist in their bitter clash over climate...
DOXA Establishes Strategic Partnership with Massachusetts’ Century Equity Partners
Dec 11 2020 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, an acquirer of specialty niche-focused insurance distribution companies, has established a strategic relationship with Century Equity Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, in order to...
Gale-Force Winds, Rain and Snow Lash Much of Northeastern U.S.
Dec 2 2020 // Gale-force winds lashed much of the northeastern U.S. on Monday, prompting tornado watches and flash-flood warnings. “Hold on to your hats!” the National Weather Service in Boston tweeted as gusts exceeding 50...
Minor Earthquake Reported in Massachusetts
Nov 30 2020 // A minor earthquake was registered Sunday in Massachusetts in roughly the same area where a more significant one struck earlier this month, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency’s National Earthquake Information...
Theater at Renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Center in Massachusetts Burns Down
Nov 23 2020 // A fire at the renowned Jacob’s Pillow dance center in Massachusetts destroyed a theater building, but no one was hurt. The fire at the Doris Duke Theatre was reported at about 7 a.m., Becket Fire Chief Paul...
Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires Reardon, Regilio
Nov 19 2020 // Sayata Labs has hired Mat Reardon as business development manager for the East Coast and Tim Regilio to manage West Coast activities also as business development manager. Reardon will manage all current and prospective...
Massachusetts Septic Hauler to Pay Fine to Settle Illegal Dumping Lawsuit
Nov 16 2020 // A Massachusetts septic hauling company has agreed to pay up to $500,000 to settle allegations that it dumped waste into a local town’s sewer system to avoid paying disposal fees. State Attorney General Maura Healey...
Apartment Builders Settle Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work in Massachusetts
Nov 13 2020 // The builders of an apartment complex have agreed to pay $335,000 to settle allegations that workers improperly handled asbestos-containing material during the redevelopment of a former manufacturing site in Lawrence,...
Pipeline Company Agrees to Pay $800K in Fines, Road Fixes in Massachusetts
Nov 6 2020 // A natural gas pipeline company and one of its contractors has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations that they violated Massachusetts environmental protection laws during the construction of a natural gas pipeline in...
Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Auburn Insurance Agency
Oct 22 2020 // Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired the assets of the Auburn Insurance Agency Inc., a full-service, family-owned insurance agency based in Natick, Mass. Founded in 1982 by...
Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement
Oct 21 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in...
Alera Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Gordon Atlantic Insurance Agency
Oct 19 2020 // Alera Group has acquired Gordon Atlantic Insurance Agency, effective October 1, 2020. Gordon Atlantic joins Alera Group through local firm Sylvia Group. The Gordon Atlantic team will continue serving clients in their...
Two Hurt When Fire Patrol Plane Flips Onto Roof at Massachusetts Airport
Oct 12 2020 // Two people suffered minor injuries when a small airplane used to spot fires flipped over onto its roof at a Massachusetts airport, authorities say. The single-engine aircraft was landing at Plymouth Municipal Airport at...
$56M Gas Explosions Settlement with Massachusetts Approved
Oct 12 2020 // A $56 million settlement between Massachusetts and the natural gas utility found responsible for a series of explosions and fires in the state in 2018 was approved by the state Department of Public Utilities. The...
Massachusetts’ Ametros Hires Chappelle as Vice President of Settlement Solutions
Oct 8 2020 // Ametros has hired Nicole Chappelle as vice president of Settlement Solutions, leading the professional administrator’s strategy for settlement initiatives. Chappelle’s background in workers’ compensation,...
Massachusetts Natural Gas Company to Provide $10M in Grants to Nonprofits
Oct 1 2020 // The charitable arm of the gas company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts two years ago said it will provide $10 million to support nonprofits in the three communities affected by the...
