by State House News Service | Jan 28, 2020
Dozens of union workers, elected officials and labor advocates crowded an MBTA board meeting Monday to slam officials for considering the use of a private bus operator to supplement public transit service.
by James Sanna | Jan 28, 2020
This summer, expect to see new ATMs at many MBTA stations, topped with the logo of a bank that’s making a major push to expand its business in New England.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 28, 2020
Real estate firm Realogy plans to roll out a new, mobile-optimized customer relationship management system and app for its 300,000 agents nationwide, which the company says will help agents collaborate better with their clients.
by Steve Adams | Jan 28, 2020
Back Bay business leaders warned of a potential blow to the neighborhood’s hotel and restaurant economy if the Hynes Convention Center is sold to a private developer.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jan 27, 2020
Boston Private has opened a new office in downtown Miami as part of its strategy for growing assets under management to $50 billion in the wealth management division by 2022.
by Steve Adams | Jan 27, 2020
Hong Kong real estate investor Nan Fung has made its first acquisition in Boston just months after establishing a new U.S. office to pursue life science properties, resulting in a quick windfall for the previous owner of 13 months.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 27, 2020
The parent organization of seven YMCAs north of Boston will relocate its administrative offices in April to 200 Cummings Center in Beverly.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 27, 2020
A new state program aims to train 20,000 skilled trades workers in the next four years to help meet soaring demand for labor in the construction sector and other industries which is helping drive up construction costs.
by State House News Service | Jan 27, 2020
The state unemployment rate in December fell a tick to 2.8 percent and state labor officials reported Friday that employers added 44,800 jobs over the past year, with half of the job gains coming in the education and health services sector.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 27, 2020
A group of industrial buildings in Boston’s suburbs has sold to a real estate investment firm for $18.7 million.
by Steve Adams | Jan 24, 2020
A former Boston real estate official was sentenced to 40 months in prison for tax evasion and taking a bribe from a developer to influence a zoning board of appeals decision.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jan 24, 2020
Dorothy Savarese, hair and CEO of Cape Cod 5, has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Board to serve as president of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) for 2020.
by Steve Adams | Jan 24, 2020
The Middle East nightclub property that’s been a focal point of the live music scene in Cambridge’s Central Square since the 1980s is on the market as the owners seek redevelopment opportunities.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jan 24, 2020
After more than four decades at the institution founded by his father, former Webster Bank CEO and current Chairman James Smith will retire in April.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 24, 2020
Developer DivcoWest has received $433.8 million in construction financing for a pair of new buildings at Cambridge Crossing, including a 479,000-square-foot speculative office, lab and retail building on parcel EF.
by State House News Service | Jan 24, 2020
The Massachusetts Senate next week plans to take up a far-reaching package of climate bills whose major components include carbon-pricing mechanisms for transportation, homes and commercial buildings.
by State House News Service | Jan 24, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker won praise from Democratic lawmakers for targeting ride-hailing companies as a source for new MBTA funding, but the idea riled the services themselves.
by The Associated Press | Jan 24, 2020
Federal regulators have slapped former Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf with a $17.5 million fine for his role in the bank’s sales practices scandal. Stumpf also accepted a lifetime ban from the banking industry.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 23, 2020
A Newton Corner office building and home to one of Greater Boston’s top-rated buffalo wing joints has obtained $13 million in refinancing from Eastern Bank.
by Steve Adams | Jan 23, 2020
The kickoff of formal review of a 865,000-square-foot office and residential tower at what developer Chiofaro Co. describes as “Boston’s front door to the world” is rekindling the battle over building heights on Boston Harbor.