BRA sued over no-bid deal with Sox on Yawkey Way

A sweetheart land and air rights deal between the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Red Sox is now being attacked in court. Everett businessman and attorney Joseph Marchese is suing the BRA over the recent $7.3 million agreement that awarded...

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Pro-stimulus Yellen testimony cheers Asia stocks

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were boosted for a second day Friday by the incoming Federal Reserve chief's support for continued massive stimulus to aid the U.S. economic recovery. Janet Yellen, who is slated to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief early...

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Walter Coffey returns to Herald to lead digital sales team

The Boston Herald has bolstered its digital sales operations by bringing back veteran newspaper advertising executive Walter Coffey as its new director of digital sales. "I'm very excited, having started out here and kind of coming back to finish what...

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Obama to meet with health insurance CEOs

Photo by:  The Associated Press In this photo taken Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 Carlos Barajas, left, and his wife, Martha, center, look over their health insurance plan options with volunteer Elizabeth Lira, at a health fair in Sacramento, Calif....

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Foxwoods to name Milford partner

Foxwoods says it is "working feverishly" and expects to find a 55 percent equity partner in the four days left before Milford votes on its casino proposal. "We're working feverishly. We're very close. Hopefully, we'll have something within the next...

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McDonald's adding window to speed up drive-thru

NEW YORK — McDonald's has an idea for speeding up service at the drive-thru: add another window. Under the current set up, customers place their orders, then drive up to a window where they pick up their food. The fast-food chain says it's testing a...

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New condos scarce in midst of Boston boom

Boston is in the middle of a historic residential building boom — but where are the condos? Tracy Campion, owner of Campion and Company, a Boston luxury residential brokerage, said inventory in the city is dramatically low. "Many buyers come to town...

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Gov offers boo$t to affordable housing

State officials are touting a massive influx of state and federal money for low- and moderate-income housing as a boon to economic development across Massachusetts. At the Putnam Square Apartments in Cambridge, Gov. Deval Patrick announced more than...

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Foes: Revere casino would nix track

Suffolk Downs says it will have a new gaming partner before the end of the month to build a resort casino on the Revere portion of its property, but casino opponents are claiming that if that happens, East Boston's "No" vote means the racetrack can't...

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Correction: Lockheed Martin-Jobs

BETHESDA, Md. — In a story Nov. 14 about Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs and closing some plants, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Lockheed Martin makes the Patriot missile defense system. Raytheon is the prime contractor of the Patriot...

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