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New Tech City: Has NYC Passed Boston in Mobile and Web Innovation? Arlene Weintraub5/11/12Leave a CommentFollow @awjourn On Wednesday, New York-based Center for an Urban Future, a policy think tank, released a report surveying the city’s digital start-up scene, and its conclusion was rather dramatic: New York has surpassed Boston in tech leadership, the center says. “In 2006, [...]
Three residential, 11 businesses and two sustainable food leaders chosen for outstanding commitment to sustainability Article Courtesy of: City of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the winners of the 6th Annual Mayor’s Green Awards, which recognize local business, residents and sustainable food leaders for doing their part to make Boston a greener, more [...]
Wanted: A hotel near the convention center THIS STORY APPEARED IN - - By Paul McMorrow Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe In two weeks, Boston officials will converge on a South Boston parking lot. They will clutch shiny commemorative shovels and hurl superlatives at the Cambridge Innovation Center, a technology incubator that will be breaking ground [...]
Waterfront businesses hope for boost from new website By Greg Turner | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com A new website dedicated to the South Boston waterfront has a fitting sponsor: Boston Private Bank & Trust Co., an early tenant at the pioneer development Seaport Place. The bank, based across Fort Point Channel in Post Office Square, opened its [...]
Sustainability Is Big in Boston Catherine (Kitty) Keller - Article Courtesy of: BCLC Boston is one of America’s oldest cities, with a rich economic and social history. As the Northeast region’s hub, Boston is home to 617,594 residents, many institutions of higher education, some of the world’s finest hospitals, and many cultural and professional sports organizations. [...]
Altaeros balloon boosts wind turbine power Wind startup tests a prototype airborne wind turbine that uses a helium-filled shell to lift a small wind turbine into stronger and steady winds at higher altitudes. Article Courtesy of: CNET - by Martin LaMonica Startup Altaeros Energies is going up for more energy. A prototype of Altaeros Energy’s high-altitude wind turbine in Maine. - (Photo Credit: [...]
The 10th Annual Taste of South Boston Sunday April 1, 2012 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Seaport World Trade Center Harborview Ballroom 200 Seaport Boulevard presented by: South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation Live Entertainment Silent Auction • Raffles Wine & Beer Tasting Full cash bar Sample culinary specialties from these local establishments: Amrheins American Provisions [...]
Inside Boston’s ‘Innovation District’ Article Courtesy of: Smart Planet – By Tyler Falk Article Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/inside-bostons-8216innovation-district/1759 It seems like every city is positioning themselves to be the “next Silicon Valley.” That’s because technology start-ups and companies that promote innovation are today’s industrial districts of the knowledge economy: must-haves in any city. We’ve seen it recently [...]
Boston’s Liberty Wharf hangs ‘no vacancy’ sign By Greg Turner | Article Courtesy of: The Boston Herald - http://www.bostonherald.com Liberty Wharf, home to Legal Harborside and other busy waterfront eateries, is now packed to the gills. Jones Lang LaSalle, the broker for developer Cresset, said today that the South Boston mixed-use complex is now 100 [...]
Four new businesses moving to South Boston’s Innovation District By Patrick D. Rosso – Article Courtesy of: Boston.com New businesses will soon be coming to South Boston’s bustling “Innovation District”. Meritage Properties LLC recently announced that it has executed four leases for space at its Tower Point property on A Street. The four companies, Boston [...]
Nearly 350 New York and Boston Companies Employ 30,000, According to First Quarterly Report from Cook Associates Executive Search (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cook Associates Executive Search (www.cookassociates.com/executive-search), a leading retained executive search firm, today released its first quarterly East Coast Internet and Digital Media Jobs Index, which tracks job creation at almost 350 digital media [...]
New companies moving to Boston’s Innovation District Article Courtesy of: Boston Business Journal by Thomas Grillo, Real Estate Editor Meritage Properties LLC has executed four lease deals in Boston’s Innovation District totaling nearly 22,000 square feet. The transactions at Tower Point on A Street included deals with with the Boston Plan for Excellence, Guaranteed Rate, [...]
Herald moves to Seaport By Joe Dwinell |Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com Starting today, the Boston Herald and bostonherald.com will be produced from new headquarters in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District in the newest newsroom in America. The Herald’s print, interactive and administrative offices have been relocated to 70 Fargo St. on two floors in state-of-the-art accommodations. [...]
High-tech firms find fertile turf in South Boston Low rents, amenities boost Innovation District By Michael B. Farrell It’s not Kendall Square. Not yet. But two years after Mayor Thomas M. Menino branded a swath of the South Boston Waterfront as the Innovation District – a bid to lure big Web companies and start-ups alike [...]
Supporting Businesses in Boston 2011 Article Courtesy of: Boston Redevelopment Authority The Economic Development team created and retained over 4,600 jobs in nearly 100 companies in the industries of life science, green technology, industrial manufacturing, creative economy, and retail. In June in the Innovation District, the largest privately funded construction site in the nation broke [...]
Boston Wine Expo 2012 Article Courtesy of: Bostoniano.info When: Monday, January 16 to Sunday, January 22 Where: Seaport World Trade Center and Seaport Hotel – 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston MA [map] For more information on the Boston Wine Expo, visit WineExpoBoston.com. Boston’s weeklong celebration of the world’s most popular wine-growing regions is bigger, bolder and [...]
Apartments may soon replace parking lots Article Courtesy of: Casey Ross | Globe Staff Jessey Dearing for the Boston Globe/File 2011 Many businesses have moved to the waterfront in recent years, helping to spur construction of complexes like Liberty Wharf. If 2012 ends up as planned, it will be the year the South Boston Waterfront [...]
Boston developer plans housing near convention center By Greg Turner | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com Cresset Development has filed plans for a pair of buildings with 197 residential units and ground-floor retail at 411 D St. in South Boston, city planners announced today. The $60 million, 200,000-square-foot project will replace a two-story warehouse located near [...]
Building in Boston Back on Track Article Courtesy of: The Boston Herald – By Jerry Kronenberg The Hub’s long chilly commercial real estate market began showing signs of warming up in 2011, with major projects from Eastie to Southie either publicly announced, under construction or completed. “We’re in pretty good shape,” Boston Redevelopment Authority Director [...]
Daniel Johnson to lead $69 million American Seafood Exchange Project Article Courtesy of: D.C. Denison, Globe Staff | Boston.com Daniel Johnson of IN-SITE LLC, Project Advisory will serve as project director for the American Seafood Exchange, a $69 million project planned for Boston’s Seaport District, the company announced today. Johnson, who has overseen numerous large-scale [...]
The Cleantech Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Rob Day This post was originally published at Greentech Media. Among VCs (and their LP backers), cleantech is on the outs right now. So says this pretty good article from the past week. And it reflects what we’ve been saying here in this column for a while [...]
Mayor pushes micro-units to lure young to Waterfront By Casey Ross Globe Staff Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe/File Mayor Thomas M. Menino is pushing developers to build units as small as 375 square feet – barely enough to squeeze in a bed, bathroom, and galley kitchen The tiny [...]
Crimson Hexagon relocates to Boston’s Seaport District By Chris Reidy Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe Globe Staff Crimson Hexagon Inc. said it has relocated from Cambridge to new space in Boston’s Seaport District, a neighborhood that Mayor Thomas M. Menino likes to call the Innovation District. Today is the firm’s official first day in [...]
Biotech driving building surge Construction ongoing on eight major structures Article Courtesy of: D.C. Denison – Globe Staff A substantial wave of commercial construction is underway in Boston and Cambridge, fueled by more biotechnology-related construction activity than anywhere else in the United States, according to a recent research report from the real estate firm Richards [...]
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