Cape Wind yesterday said it has signed a contract with two of the leading marine construction firms in the U.S. to build the controversial offshore wind project, which it said will be built by workers from the Maritime Trades Council of Greater Boston and New England AFL-CIO.A joint venture by Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J., and Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, Wash., will install the 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound with a fleet of vessels, including the R.D. MacDonald, the first special-purpose offshore wind installation vessel built in the United States.“This project will combine the Continue reading >>>

Las Vegas, NV – August 5, 2014 — (Tech Sonian) –Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in the Greater Boston area today by announcing 106 local classroom projects have been funded as part of Staples’ $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) gained volume of 9.50 million shares and the average volume of the stock remained 8.29 million shares. The 52 week range of the stock remained $10.70 – $17.30.The stock opened the session at $11.40, and closed the session at $11.56. The stock showed a positive Continue reading >>>

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CBS Boston (con't) Affordable Care Act Updates: CBSBoston.com/ACA Health News Information: CBSBoston.com/Health BOSTON (CBS) – 52-year-old Maria Teixeira gets annual mammograms on the Dana-Farber Mammography van at the Dimock Center in Roxbury. “It’s in my neighborhood,” she said. “ It’s right here.  I don’t need to take buses.” The van travels to communities within the city of Boston as well as outlying areas like Waltham, Brockton, and Quincy. “We work with the health center staff and they help schedule the women and all the women have to do is come to a place that Continue reading >>>

As of the second quarter, median rents in seven Massachusetts communities topped the $3,000-per-month threshold. Craig Douglas Managing Editor, Online Research- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter Continue reading >>>

Wegmans Food Markets has announced the opening date for its newest store in the Boston area. Wegmans has announced its 3rd store in the greater Boston area will open in late October.  More The grocery store chain announced Monday it will open its Burlington store on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 7 a.m.See photos of the constructionThe Burlington Wegmans is nearly double Continue reading >>>

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Staples (SPLS) and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in the Greater Boston area today by announcing 106 local classroom projects have been funded as part of Staples’ $1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org. Staples fully funded the balance of every project that was on DonorsChoose.org in the Boston Metro, Cambridge and Metrowest communities today. This $80,698 donation helped 83 teachers fulfill classroom needs and helped 8,958 students in the Boston community. For example, Mr. Chen Continue reading >>>

Steven Senne Martha Coakley FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2014 file photo, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley addresses a breakfast meeting of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce at a hotel in Boston. Coakley, a Democrat, is seeking the governor's office in the 2014 election.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Continue reading >>>