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CANTON, Mass., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Dunkin’ Donuts Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation (DDBRCF) today announced a grant of $102,000 to Feeding America®, the country’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. The donation will help support child hunger relief through Feeding America initiatives such as its BackPack program, which provides hungry children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on weekends and school vacations when other resources are not available.(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110525/NY08540LOGO)The DDBRCF grant will be distributed Continue reading >>>

Frozen Fenway Generates Nearly $30 Million in Visitor Spending by Brandon Chase on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:03PM     Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012 was a huge success. Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Tuesday via press release that the 16 days of high school and college hockey on Yawkey Way generated Continue reading >>>

No sooner had the Baltimore Ravens’ place kicker blown his team’s last-minute chance to tie the AFC championship game than the strategizing for the Super Bowl began. Among party-seeking fans, that is. “I e-mailed everyone within driving distance asking what they’re doing for the game,’’ said Mike Toomey, a stay-at-home dad from Melrose. Like Tom Brady, he said, he needs to assess his options before choosing a receiver - or, in his case, a host. If Toomey, 37, accepts the first invite, he might miss out on better offers. Continue reading >>>

Photo by Ramon Espinosa / Associated PressChildren help their mother in a wheelchair as they head to school in a camp set up people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last week. Haiti struggles to recover from a massive earthquake two years ago that devastated much of the southern half and initially displaced 1.5 million people. By MATT MURPHY BOSTON - As Haiti continues to recover from the devastating earthquake of 2010, state leaders on Monday recommitted themselves to helping Haitians and their families living in Massachusetts to rebuild their lives. “This was Continue reading >>>

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. /quotes/zigman/182516/quotes/nls/are ARE -0.73% announced today the tax treatment of its Year 2011 distributions as described in the chart below. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. distributions. Continue reading >>>

Bank of America is working to woo small businesses, hiring 51 new small business bankers in New England, including 32 in Massachusetts.The move is part of a plan to hire more than 1,000 small business bankers nationwide by the middle of 2012.The bank said the new hires will ensure that small businesses can work with a bank employee who understands their specific needs in working on deposit, credit, payroll and cash management.Of the new hires in Massachusetts, 19 will be located outside Greater Boston.The bank said there are 138,846 employers with fewer than 500 employees in Massachusetts, and Continue reading >>>