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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:19 GMT
Industry rep: Biotech could be a boon to region (Norwood Bulletin)
  • Biotech firms would bring good, clean, high-paying jobs to the Neponset Valley, but the region’s towns need to make it easier for businesses to come here, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council President Robert Coughlin told a gathering of municipal officials and industry representatives in Norwood this week.

  • Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:11 GMT
    Congressman Frank to NOAA chief: Many questions on catch shares (Gloucester Daily Times)
  • In a pointed letter to the Obama administration's top fisheries administrator, Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has added his voice to a growing chorus of concerns about the transition of the New England groundfishery to a "catch share" regulatory system.

  • Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:55 GMT
    Coughlin: Westwood, area towns must work to attract biotech (Westwood Press)
  • Biotech firms would bring good, clean, high-paying jobs to the Neponset Valley, but the region’s towns need to make it easier for businesses to come here, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council President Robert Coughlin told a gathering of municipal officials and industry representatives this week.

  • Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:18 GMT
    Lobsters That Got Away, and Those That Didn’t (New York Times)
  • In a small town on the south coast of Massachusetts, a summer resident learns to lobster like a local, at about $50 a pound.

  • Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:09:47 GMT
    Willowbend assessed $1M judgment (Cape Cod Times)
  • MASHPEE — A former Willowbend Country Club employee who said she was dismissed because of her age and then retaliated against has been awarded nearly $1 million by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

  • Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:09:47 GMT
    State awards $1M judgment against Willowbend (Cape Cod Times)
  • MASHPEE — A former Willowbend Country Club employee who said she was dismissed because of her age and then retaliated against has been awarded nearly $1 million by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

  • Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:47:19 GMT
    Study Finds MBTA Passenger Safety Being Compromised (WBUR Boston)
  • A sweeping review of MBTA finances found the largest transportation provider in Massachusetts has relied on an overly optimistic and unsustainable financing model that now is compromising safety because it cannot fund critical maintenance and equipment replacements.

  • Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:30:17 GMT
    McWilliams|Ballard Completes Sales at Ten Ten Mass (Marketwire)
  • WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - McWilliams|Ballard announced today that the firm has successfully sold and settled all condominiums at Ten Ten Mass in Washington, DC. Ten Ten Mass is a 163 unit condominium community featuring a rooftop pool, fitness center and ground floor retail located at 1010 Massachusetts Ave NW in Washington, DC. Developed by Faison, RCP Development and ...

  • Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:25:55 GMT
    Treasury Awards $230M In Tax Credits To Three Bay State Groups (Banker & Tradesman)
  • Three Massachusetts-based entities - Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp., Boston Community Capital Inc. and MassDevelopment have received a total of $230 million in tax credits to stimulate private investment in distressed communities.

  • Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:53:56 GMT
    The Lace Reader Book Review (BellaOnline)
  • A family with a long history in Salem, Massachusetts. Towner Whitney is called home to help settle the estate of her beloved Aunt Eva but she gets pulled into the investigation of a missing woman

  • Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:01:24 GMT
    From 'For Sale' to 'Sold' (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
  • Although home sales in Massachusetts have increased in recent months, some sellers are nevertheless having a tough time unloading their properties for reasons varying from longer "short" sales, houses priced too high, or it is a buyers' market.

  • Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:28:06 GMT
    From and #8216;For Sale' to and #8216;Sold' (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
  • Although home sales in Massachusetts have increased in recent months, some sellers are nevertheless having a tough time unloading their properties for reasons varying from longer and#8220;shortand#8221; sales, houses priced too high, or it is a buyers' market.

  • Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:05:48 GMT
    Marilyn Jarvis named Mass. Realtor of the Year (Swampscott Reporter)
  • The Massachusetts Association of Realtors has selected Swampscott resident Marilyn Jarvis of Re/Max Advantage Real Estate in Beverly as Massachusetts Realtor of the Year ....

  • Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:01:14 GMT
    Forest City refinances office buildings in Mass. (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • Real estate company Forest City Enterprises Inc. said Thursday that it closed on a $90 million refinancing for twin office buildings in its University Park in Cambridge, Mass. The seven-year, fixed-rate refinancing represents about a 50 percent increase in... Sponsored Topics: Real estate - Forest City Enterprises - Office - Cambridge Massachusetts - United States

  • Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:58:36 GMT
    Is Your Town On Realty 'Hot List'? (WCVB Boston)
  • There are some signs of stabilization in the Massachusetts housing market during the last quarter, according to a recent real estate report by ZipRealty.