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Pharmaceutical Co. Plans Major Mass. Expansion

April 12, 2013

DEVENS, Mass. — Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has announced a $250 million expansion of its manufacturing complex in Devens.

New England Shrimp Season Ends With A Whimper

April 12, 2013
In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, James Rich maneuvers a bulging net full of northern shrimp caught in the Gulf of Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

PORTLAND, Maine — This year’s harvest will go down as the smallest since 1978, when the fishery was shut down altogether.

Mass. Senate President: State Needs To Debate Living Wage

April 11, 2013

BOSTON — “By identifying what a living wage is in Massachusetts, we can have a positive impact on families,” Murray told business leaders Thursday.

Rhode Island’s ‘Superman Building’ Will Soon Go Dark

April 7, 2013
The "Superman Building" (center) housed Bank of America in Providence, R.I. (Jef Nickerson/Flickr)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence’s tallest building — owned by High Rock Development based in Newton, Mass. — will soon be its most visible symbol of the state’s long economic decline.

Panel Poised To End Mashpee Tribe’s Casino Exclusivity

April 4, 2013

BOSTON — But the gaming commission declined to vote on opening up the southeastern Massachusetts region to bids from commercial casino developers.

Mass. Farm Ordered To Pay Underpaid Workers

April 4, 2013

BOSTON — Federal labor regulators say the owners of a western Mass. farm have been ordered to pay more than $300,000 in back wages, damages and penalties for underpaying workers.

JetBlue Announces Fla. Flights To Worcester

April 3, 2013

BOSTON — The carrier announced Wednesday it will operate one flight each day to and from both Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, beginning in November.

U.S. Fracking Boom Threatens Mass. Clean Energy Sector

April 3, 2013
Despite Evergreen Solar's bankruptcy and a boom in low-cost natural gas, another Mass. company, 1366 Technologies, is ramping up production of solar wafers. (Curt Nickisch/WBUR)

BOSTON — While fracking hasn’t come to the region yet, the widespread drilling technology — and the glut of low-cost natural gas — is already affecting Massachusetts’ clean energy companies.

Menino Orders Review Of Boston Taxi Industry

April 2, 2013

BOSTON — The review follows a series of Boston Globe stories that shed light on a system that exploits drivers, enriches owners, and leaves passengers at risk while riding in underinsured cabs.

Waterfront Highlights Boston Cityscape Changes Under Menino

April 2, 2013
A view of the South Boston waterfront during the Big Dig (Courtesy The Fallon Co.)

BOSTON — As mayor, Thomas Menino’s biggest legacy may be the South Boston waterfront he’s branded the “Innovation District.”

Boston Residents Split On Suffolk Downs Casino, Poll Finds

April 1, 2013

BOSTON — Forty-four percent of residents are in favor of the casino proposal, with 37 percent opposed, the Boston Globe poll found.

Competing Timelines Sway Mass. Tribe Casino Bid

March 31, 2013

BOSTON — The Mashpee Wampanoag have 12 millennia of history behind them, but whether their history to come includes a Massachusetts-licensed casino depends now on what a state commission believes will happen in the tribe’s near future.

Source: Business, Labor Get Deal On Worker Program

March 30, 2013

WASHINGTON — Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, a person with knowledge of the talks said Saturday.

Development Under Menino: ‘It’s A Dramatically Different City’

March 29, 2013

BOSTON — Peter Meade, who leads the Boston Redevelopment Authority, says young people are the future of Boston.

Feds: Boston-NYC Bus Service Must Cease Operations

March 29, 2013

BOSTON — Officials said Thursday that additional inspection showed the Fung Wah bus service is a public safety hazard.

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