Elisabeth Rockwood of Ashland, a registered nurse, has been honored for her professionalism, leadership and commitment to excellence in patient care at Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston. Rockwood is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse. Hospice of North Shore and Greater Boston honored Rockwood as part of Certified Nurses Day on March 19. Board certification in hospice and palliative care nursing plays an important role in assuring high standards of care, said Diane T. Stringer, president of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston. But beyond this, Continue reading >>>

Home prices in the Boston area increased by 10 percent in February, a survey said.  Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Greater Boston home prices edged up in February by 10.6 percent, slightly better than the Continue reading >>>

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Office vacancies are down slightly in the suburbs, but nearly 24 million square feet of direct available space ­is still available, according to Colliers International.  Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter The Continue reading >>>

By Laura Gomez, Globe Correspondent Church leaders from various Christian institutions in the Greater Boston-area are part of the new “Entrepreneurship in Church Community” course, which coaches these students on effective practices to help community entrepreneurs start their own business. Taught by David Gill in the Center for Urban Ministerial Education in Roxbury, which is the Boston campus of The Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, the course’s goal is to mobilize churches to create new businesses and get involved in generating meaningful employment. “We are working our theological, Continue reading >>>

Later on, aspects like school systems, tax rates, and, yes, public transportation come into play, but by then, many people have either moved or settled in for the long haul.

By Daniel B. Kline, Globe Staff Retro-style fast food chain Checkers, known for its double drive-thrus, plans to bring its brand of fast food to the the Greater Boston area in 2014. The Tampa-based chain, which has 783 stores across the country, said it plans to open up five stores in Greater Boston over the next 18 months. After that, they plan to add five to seven stores in the area annually over the next couple of years. The company has just one New England location currently, in Bristol, Conn. Jennifer Durham, Checkers’ executive vice president of franchise development, Continue reading >>>

(NECN: Josh Brogadir, Boston) - There are thousands of Korean immigrants and Korean Americans living in greater Boston, and there is strong support for the South but there is some mixed reaction about what the North might do.Endless lines of soldiers are among the images of the North Korean military released to the public by state-run TV amid recent threats by 30-year-old leader Kim Jong Un about nuclear violence against South Korea and the United States.But are warnings about re-starting its plutonium reactor real or just posturing?"For Continue reading >>>

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Checkers, the drive through burger joint based in Florida,  hopes to open soon in Greater Boston. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Is there room for another burger joint in Boston? Jennifer Durham, vice president Continue reading >>>