Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has named a senior advisor to a nonprofit focused on climate change and an “equitable energy transition” in Massachusetts to be her representative on the MBTA’s board of directors.
A man from Fall River, who robbed four Massachusetts banks in five days, was apprehended while trying to rob a fifth bank, and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
An industrial site two blocks south of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is in line for scores of apartments or condominiums under a proposal outlined to city planners last week.
With the agency struggling to improve subway service and facing heightened scrutiny from federal regulators, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng on Friday reshaped the T’s management hierarchy.
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston believes that inflation still remains too high and that policymakers are keeping an eye on price stability as it plays out over time.
A long-proposed project to link Boston and Springfield with frequent, regular passenger train service now has money for infrastructure improvements that can pave the way for a future East-West Rail passenger train line.
A big hole in the ground on one of South Boston’s busiest thoroughfares could become the apartment building it was originally dug to enable after several false starts.
Parent holding companies of Cape Cod 5 and Fidelity Bank are merging under one, $7 billion-asset mutual holding company.
Top House and Senate Democrats have reached an agreement on a tax relief bill, and plan to send it to Gov. Maura Healey next week as an opening act for their fall session. But details are still scarce.
Boston officials are offering energy assessments, construction management, and forgivable loan financing to the owners of two-, three- and four-family rental properties to help accelerate the region’s transition away from oil- and natural gas-powered heating and air conditioning.
Massport selected a team of The Community Builders and Menkiti Group to develop the first income-restricted housing project on its properties in the Boston Seaport District.
Arlington-based Leader Bank is set to open a new loan office in Mashpee as the bank seeks to expand residential lending operations in the Cape Cod area.
Waltham-based Lamacchia Realty has expanded its footprint into Bristol County and the Providence, Rhode Island metro with two brokerage acquisitions that add nearly 80 agents to its roster.
Climate activists urged Massport officials to discard a proposal to add 27 hangars and enable an expansion of private jet service at Hanscom Field at the agency’s board meeting Thursday.
Gov. Maura Healey hailed the nearly $20 million move as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” that her administration hopes will create an sector of equal significance to the state’s life science industry.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it’s moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased.
Back Bay’s newest luxury hotel delivers European flair while retaining a Boston accent reflected in its interior designs and dining offerings, its developers said at a grand opening ceremony earlier this week.
The head of Eastern Bank says its proposed $528 million all-stock merger with Cambridge Trust will create a local winner that can challenge Santander for deposit share in Greater Boston.
The 101,000-square-foot lease at 39 Jackson Road gives Ascend Elements an opportunity to expand in the future.
