Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | December 5, 2016 | Worcester Business Journal 5 B R I E F S Solect Energy expands into Connecticut Hopkinton's commercial-scale solar company Solect Energy is expanding into Connecticut and has hired a new director of business development. The expansion follows recent growth of Solect's operations and maintenance services, and will see the company pur- suing new projects in Connecticut as a licensed Connecticut solar provider. The expansion marks the third state Solect will operate in following a recent expansion into Rhode Island. "Connecticut has seen tremendous growth in solar energy in the past four years, and is expected to continue that growth over the next several years and beyond," Craig Huntley, chief develop- ment officer and co-founder of Solect Energy, said in a statement. According to the company, Connecticut has so far installed 265 megawatts (MW) of solar energy, and is committed to 20 percent renewable ener- gy by 2020 with an expected 900 MW to be installed over the next five years. Kent McCord will be at the forefront of the expansion effort into Connecticut, according to Solect, putting to use his 15 years of experience in the renewable and alternative energy market. Prior to joining Solect, McCord was director of sales and marketing at Doosan Fuel Cell, a leading manufacturer of fuel cell combined-heat-and-power (CHP) systems in South Windsor, Conn. UMass Memorial cited for failure to report medical device injuries UMass Memorial Medical Center was one of three Massachusetts hospitals cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to properly report patient medical device injuries. The Worcester hospital was inspected last year by the FDA when the govern- ment agency followed up on reports of infections associated with contaminated medical devices used in the small intes- tine and events related to the spread of uterine cancer from the use of a surgical Continued on Page 6 363 Plantation Street Worcester, MA ceresbistro.com SatiSfy your cravingS Enjoy an evening out at CERES. Have a cocktail or a glass of fine wine from our extensive collection, and top it off with dinner artistically prepared from only the freshest and most exquisite ingredients. For Reservations, Call 508.754.2000, or Book Online through Open Table Each depositor is insured by the FDIC to at least $250,000. All deposits above the FDIC insurance amount are insured by the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). Cash Management " Your small business is our business." We know what it takes to own a business and we know you have your hands full. Let us take care of all your cash management needs, so you can concentrate on the business at hand. southbridgesavingsbank.com facebook/southbridgesavings 800-939-9103 - Bob Mangan AVP, Cash Management CHARLTON | HOLDEN | NORTH OXFORD | SOUTHBRIDGE | SPENCER | STURBRIDGE | WEBSTER | WORCESTER • Business Bank N' Pay SM • Remote Deposit Service • Credit Card Processing • Payroll Services OT unchange still doesn't impact us Just before Thanksgiving, a federal judge slammed the brakes on an expansion of overtime by the U.S. Department of Labor to cover salaried workers making up to $47,476 annually that was set to begin Dec. 1. The last-minute reversal was preceded by months of preparation from Central Massachusetts companies, including giving out raises or instituting new time management protocols. WBJ readers, when polled, said all the shifting rules around overtime didn't really impact their business. F L A S H P O L L How is your business dealing with the halt to the overtime law change? We are going back to our old system 25% "I fully expected it to be delayed, but we made the changes anyway since it only involved a couple of employees. Every government regulation involving benefits, pay, Affordable Care Act, etc. is delayed. It happens every time." COMMENTS: "This will be repealed with next administration." We had not made any adjustments. 50% "Once made, it's hard to roll back changes to employees' salaries or how we handle payroll." We already made adjustments and will keep them in place. 25%

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