AS THE NATION enters hurricane season, Massachusetts is one of a handful of states on the East Coast facing the greatest financial risk because of the heavy concentration of business […]
Economics
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Private sector needs to honor King’s memory
THE EVENTS of April 4, 1968, in Memphis are seared into America’s collective memory. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is clearly acknowledged as a national tragedy. Even […]
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Women underrepresented at Mass. business groups
A SURVEY OF THE TOP OFFICIALS and board members at 25 prominent business advocacy organizations in Massachusetts indicates women and people of color are under-represented. Women make up 51.5 percent […]
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AG falling behind in fighting wage theft
LEFT UNCHECKED and under-enforced, the illegal practice of stealing workers’ wages has become a business-as-usual activity in every corner of the Commonwealth. Without sufficient resources to investigate violations and bring […]
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Lockout finally over at National Grid
THE SIX-MONTH LOCKOUT at National Grid ended on Monday when employees approved a new contract that appears to give the utility what it wanted in two key areas while offering […]
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Natl. Grid, steelworkers reach tentative deal
NATIONAL GRID and the union locals representing 1,250 steelworkers said late Wednesday night that they have negotiated a new contract that, if ratified, would end a bitter, six-month lockout that […]
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MVPvets helps vets, life science businesses
THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY and biotech industries in Massachusetts are booming. But finding enough workers to fill open jobs across the sector has become one of the biggest challenges for industry […]
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Lawmakers reach short-term rental agreement
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE CLOCK TICKING on the end of the two-year session, House and Senate leaders finalized a deal Thursday to tax and regulate short-term housing rentals […]
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Guess what’s anchoring many small downtowns?
THE NEW ENGLAND MOBILE BOOK FAIR of my childhood wasn’t exactly mobile; it was a cavernous cinderblock warehouse of a store in Newton. Yet visiting the store was like going […]
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State tallies up costs of N. Grid lockout
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE FOUR-MONTH LOCKOUT by National Grid of more than 1,200 union gas workers has cost the state millions in lost tax revenue and triggered more than […]
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Grid, steelworkers busy away from negotiating table
NATIONAL GRID and the 1,200 steelworkers the company has locked out of work battled each other outside the negotiating room on Wednesday, with the union pressing state regulators to crack […]
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National Grid lockout of 1,200 workers drags on
As the National Grid lockout of 1,200 gas workers nears two months, there is growing pressure on the company by local officials to end the impasse. But there doesn’t seem to […]
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Why 1,500 sheet metal workers are on strike
SHEET METAL WORKERS are building our region’s future, and they want their families to be a part of it. That’s why right now 1,500 union sheet metal workers are on […]
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Developer says he’s selling a lot of ultra-luxury condos
RICHARD FRIEDMAN, the developer of the ultra-luxury One Dalton tower in the Back Bay, said at a ceremonial topping-off ceremony on Tuesday that his company has already sold a lot […]
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National Grid explains its lockout
AT NATIONAL GRID, we’ve always taken pride in our ability to negotiate fair, multiyear labor contracts with our unions and to provide robust compensation packages to our employees, who provide […]
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Disability insurers discriminate against women
WHILE MASSACHUSETTS HAS ENACTED the strongest laws in the country to ensure equitable pay for women, the reality is that there is still significant work to be done to ensure […]
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Boston’s brand as tech destination is muddled
WHEN WE CHOSE BOSTON as the US beachhead for our international software company, we knew we’d get a critical benefit: close proximity to innovators and other highly skilled professionals. Boston’s […]
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City councilors raise concerns about Walsh’s Airbnb regs
SOME BOSTON CITY COUNCILORS said Mayor Marty Walsh’s proposed ordinance to rein in the burgeoning short-term rental industry is a good start but still lets investors buy up too much […]
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‘They that go down to the sea in ships’
For centuries, New England fishermen have provided much of the seafood for the world’s dinner tables. In 1623, the nation’s first fishing port was started in Gloucester, which became synonymous […]
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Time for state to catch up on Airbnb tax
STARTING NOVEMBER 1, New Hampshire became the fifth and latest New England state to allow Airbnb to collect taxes on behalf of its community of hosts and guests, and remit […]
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Commission backs sticking with one type of ‘time’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS WILL FALL BACK this weekend after all and will likely continue to adjust their clocks twice a year for the foreseeable future. A legislative […]
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Humira, a money-making machine, rolls on
IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED that US healthcare expenditures are dramatically higher than any other developed country by all measures. The total amount spent, the per capita cost, and the percentage […]
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Chinatown residents protest short-term rentals
RESIDENTS MARCHED through the streets of Chinatown to the Massachusetts State House on Thursday to protest a short-term rental industry that they say is squeezing out residents of the downtown […]
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Business groups giving MBTA $500,000
A COALITION OF BUSINESS GROUPS plans to give the MBTA $500,000 on Monday to help pay for initiatives to recruit, train, and retrain workers. MBTA officials announced a series of […]
