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Fidelity-owned hotel staff picket, call for boycott

Workers at the Fidelity Investments-owned Seaport Hotel picketed in front of the hotel to announce a boycott calling for customers to avoid the destination until their union is recognized. Seaport Hotel banquet and convention services workers held their election to...

Eastern Nazarene College closure to eliminate 125 jobs

Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy said its planned closure will eliminate all 125 jobs, the school disclosed last week in a mandated WARN report. A small Christian school of just over 500 students, the college said last month that it...

Larry J’s BBQ Cafe: This Black-owned Boston business is spreading the gospel of barbecue – The Bay State Banner

Owner Larry Jimerson in front of his restaurant PHOTO: COURTESY BOSTON SEAPORT Since 2012, the owner of Larry J’s BBQ Cafe, Larry Jimerson, has provided Bostonians with mouthwatering barbecue. Jimerson’s journey into the world of barbecue began on a...

Black residents are less prosperous in Boston compared to suburbs, says study – The Bay State Banner

Suffolk County, where Boston sits, had the worst prosperity score in the state, with a score of 49. PHOTO: GARY HIGGINS/BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL Banner Business Sponsored by The Boston Foundation If you are a Black resident of Massachusetts, your economic...

Could the Sumner Tunnel closure be good for some businesses? East Boston chamber says yes

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Happy Third of July! We have another beautiful, dry day for the nearly 20 Massachusetts...

Cape Cod mansion sells for $22.75M, a new record. Take a peek inside

An oceanfront Barnstable mansion has sold for $22.75 million, a record price for a Cape Cod residential property. The 15,500-square-foot home at 835 Sea View Ave. has seven bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, nine of them full-size. The property also features a 280-foot private...

Major Boston biotech company begins layoffs this week

Ginkgo Bioworks has begun making layoffs this week, just a few months after signaling it would cut jobs as part of its effort to reach breakeven. The Boston-based cell programming and biosecurity company had said the cuts were coming during quarterly earnings...

Man arrested in connection to $240,000 robbery of East Boston business

A man has been arrested in connection to a robbery in East Boston on Friday June 7th. Boston Police responded on Saturday to a report of a breaking and entering in progress inside of 212 Waldemar Ave where two men...

CloudZero Named To 2024 Best Places To Work List By Boston Business Journal

Cloud cost optimization leader recognized for its employee-centric policies BOSTON, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Business Journal has named CloudZero to its 2024 Best Places to Work, the BBJ's exclusive ranking of the Massachusetts companies that have built outstanding work...

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Nurses at Framingham Union Hospital file complaint, claim unsafe conditions

Nurses at Framingham Union Hospital are the latest healthcare workers to sound an alarm over patient safety while laying...