BOSTON (AP) — The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has outlined initiatives the group hopes Mayor-elect Martin Walsh will focus on after taking office on Jan. 6. Among the chamber’s priorities are the expansion of South Station, upgrades to the Port of Boston and lowering the city’s commercial property tax rate.
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts gambling commission has approved a revised real estate deal for a proposed casino in Everett that reduces the price Wynn Resorts pays for the land prevents hidden investors from profiting off the sale. The deal reduces the price of the former Monsanto chemical company site to $35 million, including $10 million for cleanup.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The flagship game under development by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s defunct video game company hasn’t been sold because no acceptable offers were made at auction. 38 Studios receiver Richard Land says he’ll continue negotiating with interested parties.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology president who began its initiative to offer classes for free online has died. MIT says Charles M. Vest died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. He was 72. Vest led MIT from 1990 to 2004. He was president of the National Academy of Engineering from 2007 until this year.
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