BUSINESS BRIEFS: Eversource Invests, Financial Literacy Fairs, Consigli Awarded & more

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Eversource Investing $41 Million to Improve Reliability

This year, the energy company is investing $41 million in tree management across Massachusetts as part of a continuing goal to balance the need for electric reliability with the natural beauty that communities value. Tree trimming is one of the most cost-effective solutions to strengthening the electric grid, and we’re constantly working to improve day-to-day reliability for our customers as we continue to see fewer power outages where this work has been done.” Significant tree-trimming and RTW work is planned for in Dover, Medway, Norfolk, Woburn, Hopkinton, Marshfield, Plymouth, Sandwich, Wellfleet, Barnstable, and Falmouth in Eastern Massachusetts.

Schools Receive Funding to Host Financial Literacy Fairs

The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), in collaboration with the Division of Banks (DOB) and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), announced the recipients of the newest round of the Financial Education Innovation Fund Grants. These grants provide Massachusetts high schools and special education programs with funding to hold financial education events for students called “Credit for Life Fairs.”

"The Credit for Life Fairs offer high-quality experiential learning for young adults in Massachusetts," said State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. "Students deserve access to education that will prepare them for the kind of financial situations they will encounter throughtout their lives."

Consigli Wins 2023 Build Maine Award for Portland Renovation Project

Milford-based Consigli received a 2023 Build Maine Award in the Building Renovation Division from Associated General Contractors of Maine (AGC Maine) in recognition of the Portland Foreside Development Company’s Building 12 project. At Portland Foreside Development Company’s Building 12, Consigli utilized LiDAR laser scanning to confirm the historic structure’s existing conditions before it meticulously dismantled and reconstructed the building brick-by-brick at a new location. The project required close coordination with Greater Portland Landmarks, Maine Preservation and the local Historic Preservation Board.

Esco Tool's Weld Alignment Clamp Speeds Boiler Tube Fit-up

Holliston-based Esco Tool has introduced a boiler tube joint alignment tool that sets up fast, perfectly aligns boiler tubes, and helps reduce tube joint failure due to misalignment. Esco's HOG TIE® MILLHOG® Boiler Tube Weld Alignment Clamp aligns the tubes perfectly and exposes their ends for tack welding prior to removal in order to complete the entire joint weld. Reducing the risk of costly tube joint failure due to misalignment, it is made of precision machined high strength steel and comes in 11 sizes for pipe and tube from 1.125" to 3.25" O.D.

Waters Corporation Joins 100 Most Sustainable Companies List

Milford’s Waters Corporation’s (NYSE:WAT) companywide commitment to “leaving the world better than we found it” has earned it the number five ranking on the Barron’s 2023 100 Most Sustainable Companies U.S. list – its third consecutive year on the list, and its second time amongst the top ten. Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT), a global leader in analytical instruments and software, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 8,200 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in more than 35 countries, including 14 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.