There are an estimated 114 billion U.S. one-cent coins in circulation. But with no more to be minted, businesses and state government are starting to scramble for solutions to a potential penny shortage.
A Braintree developer acquired a 37-building apartment community in Ayer following a campaign by tenant activists fighting rent increases.
The activist investor that last year threatened Boston-based Eastern Bank with a proxy fight for seats on its board says it’s gotten the changes it wants.
After growing its branch footprint far beyond its name in the last two years, North Shore Bank has rebranded to TruNorth Bank.
Rent control opponents have gone to court to try to stop a November ballot question that would impose one of the strictest caps on rent in the country.
The Trump administration is planning to wind down a health care innovation hub in Cambridge that’s brought nearly $300 million in funding to Massachusetts.
A Cambridge developer’s lawsuit over the city’s affordable housing rules could impact policies Boston developers say have stalled new housing there.
When Hanscom Federal Credit Union bought a Maryland bank last month, it did something that’s illegal for its state-chartered peers.
Bank philanthropy can feature a lot of standing next to oversized checks. PeoplesBank Chief Administrative Officer Amy Roberts and her colleagues are putting in the hard work, as well.
Workbar expanded its coworking space at Bulfinch’s 117 Kendrick St. in Needham to accommodate growing demand for flexible office space.
Between office parks it owns in Waltham, Weston and Lexington, the office mega-landlord now has plans to add around 2,300 new homes in the western Route 128 corridor.
The third home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales has a direct link to one of the state’s most consequential governors.
Boston taxpayers’ share of the White Stadium redevelopment in Roxbury for a professional soccer team is now estimated at $135 million, Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed today.
The new branch will, unusually, include a 725-square-foot retail space to be managed by Newton-based retail pop-up brokerage UpNext.
A real estate development company founded by the former Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO proposes a large residential project near Maverick Square in East Boston.
Massachusetts towns and cities received applications for 1,639 ADUs in total, split 53-47 in favor of “attached” ADUs carved out of existing buildings.
Chicopee-based Alden Credit Union and Hanscom Federal Credit Union today announced they plan to merge, with Hanscom FCU the surviving institution.
Federal Section 8 housing vouchers support one in 11 renter households in Massachusetts, but rising housing costs are limiting the program’s reach.
Campaign finance reports show that the organizers behind a proposed rent control ballot question relied on paid staff affiliated with supporters to collect signatures.
Office parks and a high-profile commercial property in Waltham would be rezoned to allow large-scale housing development under a push by developer BXP.
