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Jack Connors poses in his old downtown office, located in the Hancock Tower in Boston in July 2021. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Jack Connors, Boston power broker and philanthropist, dies at 82

Connors was a founding partner of advertising giant Hill, Holliday, and turned his business success into a far-reaching charitable footprint.

Poll: Housing, transportation costs are squeezing Mass. residents' budgets

Closure of state's oldest men's prison opens up prime real estate; Healey eyes plot for housing

For small businesses in East Boston, sales lag during Sumner Tunnel closure

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Western Mass. town gets $10 million to convert abandoned mill buildings to riverfront park

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Tipped minimum wage question heads to November ballot after opponents withdraw challenge

'Significant part' of Vineyard Wind turbine blade drops into Atlantic

More immigrants needed in Mass. to boost entrepreneurship, think tank says

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A “For Rent” sign outside the front of a house in Cambridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Could Mass. make landlords pay most broker's fees? Here's what to know

New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case

Fishermen from Maine and New Hampshire were sentenced for “knowingly subverting commercial fishing reporting requirements” in a scheme involving Atlantic herring, prosecutors said in a statement. Fishing managers have raised...

Business

Jul 16, 2024

Two blades for Vineyard Wind's GE turbines wait on the dock at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Vineyard Wind turbine blade damaged; fiberglass debris in water south of Nantucket

Developers of offshore wind project Vineyard Wind said Monday evening that large pieces of debris have been recovered following an "incident" that caused blade damage on a wind turbine. Debris...

Environment

Jul 16, 2024

This 2012 photo shows a Stop & Shop store in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It's one of eight locations in the state that are slated to close. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

Here are the 8 Stop & Shop locations that will close in Massachusetts

Stop & Shop announced Friday that it will close "underperforming" 32 stores across the Northeast. The eight stores that will close in Massachusetts include seven Stop & Shop locations and...

Business

Jul 12, 2024

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, a Steward Health Care family hospital in Brighton, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Steward Health Care says it's under federal investigation

Steward Health Care, the bankrupt company that operates seven Massachusetts hospitals, confirmed Thursday that it is under federal investigation. News reports say the probe centers on alleged violations of the...

Health

Jul 11, 2024

A restaurant patron pays for their meal. Only 4% of restaurants levied cancellation fees in 2019; now that's up to 17%.(Olga Rolenko/Getty Images)

Mass. restaurant group objects to signatures gathered for tipped wages ballot question

The Massachusetts Restaurant Association filed an objection to several signatures and petition sheets that were submitted by the ballot campaign, One Fair Wage, to the secretary of state. The signatures...

Business

Jul 11, 2024

A bartende at the since-closed Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge. (Hadley Green/WBUR)

Mass. approves 4 ballot questions for the fall. But one faces a final challenge

The ballot campaign to raise Massachusetts' tipped minimum wage is facing one last hurdle, after opponents filed an objection seeking to disqualify some of its final round of signatures.

Local Coverage

Jul 11, 2024

Travelers enter a pick up location for ride-hailing companies, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in the lower level of a parking garage at Logan International Airport, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Massachusetts ballot question could give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union

Drivers for ride-sharing app in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with ballot question that could win them union rights if approved by voters. The push comes despite Uber and Lyft drivers...

Local Coverage

Jul 10, 2024

A pigeon explores an empty platform at the Red Line's Harvard station. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Attention Camberville: Get ready for a 16-day partial Red Line shutdown

From July 13-28, the MBTA is suspending Red Line service between Alewife and Kendall/MIT, with the diversion extending to Park Street on weekends and weeknights. Here's how to get around...

Local Coverage

Jul 10, 2024

Diverted traffic, including an ambulance on a call, passes a closed portion of the Washington Bridge in March in East Providence, R.I. The closure of a section of the bridge, and onramps, due to failure of some bridge components, has caused a significant loss to local businesses. (Charles Krupa/AP)

With no bids to rebuild, R.I. governor declines to offer timeline for westbound Washington Bridge

Previously, the state projected the new span would be done by August 2026.

Business

Jul 10, 2024