Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:26:05 GMT
The Beal Cos., Suffolk CEO Honored At NAIOP Gala (Banker & Tradesman)
Boston commercial real estate firm The Beal Cos. recently received the 2009 Distinguished Real Estate Award at the NAIOP Massachusetts Annual Awards Gala for its achievements in real estate, charitable activities, and community betterment.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:07 GMT
Mixed report on foreclosures in MA (WBZ News Radio Boston)
Foreclosures in Massachusetts soared nearly 30 percent in October compared to the previous month, but are down slightly when compared to the same month last year. The Warren Group, a Boston-based publisher of real estate data, reports Thursday that foreclosure deeds, or completed foreclosures, rose to 911 in October from 703 in September but declined 8.5 percent from 996 in October 2008.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT
14th Annual MITX Awards Recognize New England's Best Interactive Technology and Web Achievements (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange announced the winners of its 14th annual awards competition, recognizing achievements in the development and implementation of interactive technologies in New England.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:50:40 GMT
MITX Awards celebrate Dunkin’ Donuts, Zipcar, Sapient and others (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) hosted more than 1,000 attendees at its 14th annual awards competition this evening at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, and Dunkin’ Donuts walked away with the Interactive Marketer of the Year award, while Zipcar Inc. grabbed the Best User Experience award for its redesigned Zipcar.com website.
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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:28:47 GMT
Mansfield rates gold with Mass Bio Council (Mansfield News)
Biotech firms would bring good, clean, high-paying jobs to the area, 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.
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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:12:44 GMT
Massachusetts doesn't need public law school (The Republican)
In recommending the creation of the state’s first public law school by accepting the donation of an unaccredited private law school based in Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson said on Friday: “The citizens of southeastern Massachusetts and the citizens of the commonwealth deserve more educational opportunity – not less.”
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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:09:21 GMT
YOUR VIEW: Law school acquisition would cost taxpayer nothing (The Standard-Times)
Forty-seven years ago, the state of Massachusetts took on rich and powerful private universities and opened the University of Massachusetts Medical School — making it possible for thousands of hard-working students to realize their dreams and...
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:56:11 GMT
Coughlin: Area is 'superior location' for biotech firms (Sharon Advocate)
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.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:56 GMT
Council: Neponset Valley is a “superior location” for biotechnology (The Daily News Transcript)
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 last week.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:49:49 GMT
Mass. pol says charges too vague (UPI)
BOSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former speaker of the Massachusetts House, Salvatore DiMasi, and a co-defendant say they are being prosecuted under an overly vague law.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:18:54 GMT
Parolee is arraigned on robbery charges (Boston Globe)
Donald Shapiro said he and his family appeared before the Massachusetts Parole Board seven times from 1993 to 2006 and implored board members not to parole a man convicted of participating in two slayings by the age of 15, including the murder of Shapiro’s father-in-law in a holdup shortly after the Blizzard of 1978.
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:30 GMT
UMass presence good for the city (The Republican)
The University of Massachusetts has designs on downtown Springfield – specifically the vacant three-story building at 3-7 Elm Street in Court Square – and that’s good news for the city.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:17 GMT
Five facts about Medicaid (Medfield Press)
With the cost of nursing homes rising each year, you’re not alone if you’re worried about affording long-term quality care should you need it. There’s good reason to be concerned: In Massachusetts, the average monthly cost of a nursing home is around $10,000, which can be significant financial burden to most families.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:45:58 GMT
Status of Pfizer and Wyeth research facilities (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pfizer Inc., which just acquired fellow drugmaker Wyeth, is closing six of the two companies' research sites and keeping open 14 others. Two Cambridge, Mass., sites will operate as one. Following is a list of the sites: Former Wyeth sites staying open/Types... Wyeth - Pfizer - Cambridge - Cambridge Massachusetts - England
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:26:29 GMT
SJC: Retirement does not necessarily end alimony payments (Boston Globe)
By Andrew Ryan and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff In Massachusetts, marriage really still does mean until death do you part -- even after divorce. The Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a push to stop most alimony payments when someone...
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