Yergin: Recession Impact Will Linger for Years Oct 24, 2009
Investor psychology, fed by easy credit, created bubbles in real estate, energy, and other sectors that eventually burst, devastatingly. . (Newsmax)
Lyons Group expanding its empire of clubs and restaurants Oct 13, 2009
They have branched out to Atlantic City and Mohegan Sun casinos, and now to the suburbs; more Kings, Summer Shacks, and La Verdad taquerias are in the works, helped along by the recession s affordable real estate and diminished competition. We re either going to look like the dumbest guys or the smartest guys on the block, Lyons said. (Boston Globe)
Triads inventory of unsold homes better, not great Oct 3, 2009
Triads inventory of unsold homes better, not great - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area. for free extra services. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Victims don’t forget Sep 30, 2009
Today s example: The lingering case of Gerald Issokson and his Dorchester real estate finance Ponzi scheme ... Issokson was once a well-known community figure in Dorchester, the president of the Fields Corner Merchants Association who ran insurance and real estate businesses. (Boston Globe)
Good credit and solid documentation equal a solid mortgage Sep 20, 2009
Real estate agent Sharon Ronkin could see why the mortgage offer to one of her buyers was tempting: a 5 percent down payment and a 4. 75 percent rate with no private mortgage insurance, normally required in purchases with low down payments. (Boston Globe)
Termeer to lead Fed board in Boston Sep 15, 2009
Kirk A. Sykes, president of the Boston real estate investment firm Urban Strategy America Fund LP, will succeed Termeer. The 12 Federal Reserve banks each have nine members on their boards of directors, three selected by the board of governors. (Boston Globe)
Developer Forest City’s net loss shrinks Sep 10, 2009
7 billion real estate company with holdings in 27 states and the District of Columbia, said its second-quarter net loss shrank as project write-offs and interest expenses fell. The net loss was $1. (Boston Globe)
New England shows signs of rebound, Fed survey finds Sep 10, 2009
And commercial real estate is struggling, the report said. Commercial real estate firms said leasing activity is slow, putting downward pressure on rents. (Boston Globe)
Former residents claim Truckee apartment made them sick; Company denies claims Aug 22, 2009
But a representative for Cambridge Real Estate Services, which represents apartment owners The Pacific Companies, denies the claims. Jeff Passadore says when the company received notice of the complaints, it ordered a series of exhaustive tests that found no evidence of contamination. (KRNV.com, NV)
MetroWest Medical Center's corporate offices moving to Marlborough Technology Park Aug 5, 2009
Marlborough Technology Park will have three new tenants - including MetroWest Medical Center's corporate offices, according to the real estate firm that brokered the new leases. The hospital signed a lease for 19,000 square feet of office space at 100 Nickerson Road, according to Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, a commercial real estate firm ... Normandy Real Estate Partners is the landlord of Marlborough Technology Park, said Dan Foley, of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Gates makes public appearance after race debate Aug 3, 2009
Monday August 3, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Obama's 'teachable moment' on race Aug 1, 2009
Whether the nation has learned from the Gates-Crowely confrontation is hard to judge, but the president was also a pupil in this case. By the Monitor's Editorial Board. (Christian Science Monitor)
The silver lining for Sgt. Crowley Jul 30, 2009
Thursday July 30, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mass. police heard calling Gates uncooperative Jul 28, 2009
M/CLEAR Tuesday July 28, 2009. police heard calling Gates uncooperative. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Race makes a scholar just another suspect Jul 26, 2009
(That's real estate reality for you: The police car might not have gotten to one of the streets over in mostly black Roxbury so quickly ... It's suddenly pent-up anger and jet-lag words flying on that wind that can't be taken back and skin color and real estate and cold eyes and I'm not breaking any law so just leave me alone please, dammit, please. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
* Obama says police acted stupidly in Gates case Jul 24, 2009
The woman alerted police and by the time a uniformed officer arrived, Gates was inside his home and reporting the faulty door to the Harvard Real Estate office. The other man at the scene was Gates hired driver, who was helping the professor push the door open. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Prosecutors drop charge against black professor Jul 23, 2009
When the officers arrived, Gates was already inside and on the phone with the real estate company that manages the property. He had come in through the back door and shut off the alarm, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Genzyme's profit more than doubles Jul 23, 2009
2 billion in the second quarter as it took charges to cover continuing losses in its real estate investments and its repayment of government bailout money. The investment bank said it was also hurt for a second straight quarter by an accounting charge related to the rising value of its own debt. (Boston Globe)
As Fourths go, this one fairly tame Jul 7, 2009
Unable to submit Real Estate, Services, and Business Investements at this time. Map the Valley. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Whose Internet is it, anyway? Jul 2, 2009
Whose Internet is it, anyway. from the March 24, 2006 edition. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Albania's electoral shortcomings could delay EU bid Jul 2, 2009
An armed policeman stands by as ballot boxes are transported to counting offices in the Albanian capital Tirana after voting to elect 140 new lawmakers ended Sunday. The Balkan nation's vote Sunday struggled to meet international standards potentially embarrassing the US, which backed Albania's successful bid for NATO membership. (Christian Science Monitor)
After 19 years, Souter and the Supreme Court part, with poetry Jun 30, 2009
As the New Englander retires, he and Chief Justice John Roberts exchange warm letters of farewell and a few verses of Robert Frost. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Credit union re-elects two to board Jun 30, 2009
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Financial Innovations to move to Cambridge Plaza Jun 3, 2009
One local real estate broker says he s seen interest from business decision makers, like Financial Innovations owner Jason Brotsky, looking for real estate opportunities outside downtown that offer more parking and closer access to their clients and customers ... Stay up to date on the latest news from within the commercial real estate industry. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Check out The Friendly Toast in Cambridge, Mass. May 30, 2009
Check out The Friendly Toast in Cambridge, Mass. RAIN Saturday May 30, 2009. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Know where sellers are coming from Mar 30, 2009
Despite a cool real estate market, the economic downturn has prompted some folks to put their homes up for sale ... "There seems to be less desperation in sellers' minds these days," said Quilty's broker, Todd Webster, vice president of the South Shore real estate company Success Real Estate ... "Yes, it's a different market, but there's still a lot of optimism out there when it comes to real estate.". (Boston Globe)
Child dies from injuries in Niskayuna accident Mar 28, 2009
paced Real Estate Office looking for. THAT WORKS RN: PT/16 - 3:00pm - 11:3. (Albany Times Union)
Needham Business Notes (March 12) Mar 19, 2009
The Needham chapter of Business Networking International meets weekly on Wednesdays at noon at the Prudential Prime Properties Real Estate office at 1089 Great Plain Ave. Open to all business professionals, BNI s purpose is to network, educate and pass referrals to other members. For more information, visit. (Needham Tab, MA)
What will business as usual look like? Mar 15, 2009
The wringing of debt from the financial system will be a sobering change, especially for businesses - like banks and real estate - that ballooned with the credit bubble. But even more wrenching for many will be stepped-up regulation, especially of Wall Street investment firms and their portfolios of arcane financial instruments. (Boston Globe)
YouthBuild: one stimulus model Mar 13, 2009
Help: At the YouthBuild Just-a-Start office in Cambridge, Mass. Milton Alleyne advises Mike Cruz on becoming a plumber. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Developer presses on with plan for towers Mar 3, 2009
His partners are the pension fund of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Lewis Trust Group, a British real estate firm. "We will be well-positioned to capitalize on the first seeds of economic recovery in Boston," Griffin said. (Boston Globe)
Some in Allston fear Harvard slowdown will leave them ditched Feb 23, 2009
"Harvard has a stranglehold on commercial real estate.". A short walk away, a 5-acre crater gapes at the site of an old Pepsi warehouse, where Harvard's highly acclaimed science complex was to open in 2011. (Boston Globe)
Friendly Toast to open second location Feb 18, 2009
SUNNY Wednesday February 18, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
CombiMatrix Will Present Preliminary Data On Non-Invasive, Cancer Screening Test Feb 10, 2009
Source: CombiMatrix Corporation. Feb. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM: - ) announced today that preliminary data on its investigational Comprehensive Cancer Array test will be presented publicly for the first time, at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 16th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference being held on February 25-27, 2009, in San Francisco. (Primezone Releases)
