Though unemployment is high, some job seekers are finding work. What kind of work is it? How long are people staying in their jobs? We've heard many stories about the unemployed during the recession, but on Monday Callie Crossley looked at the state of the employed on Boston Public Radio.  Steve Poftak, the executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at the Harvard Kennedy School, joined us to give us a glimpse at the human face behind employment statistics.  Continue reading >>>

Boyd Boggess I’m grateful for the opportunity to combine my passion for history, design and construction to help Boston area homeowners Somerville, MA (PRWEB) September 17, 2012 Morse Constructions, Inc., a design/build renovation firm serving homeowners through greater Boston, has hired Boyd Boggess as Project Developer. Boggess is responsible for working with clients during the project development phase; Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — Without Bruins hockey games at the TD Garden during the NHL lockout,local businesses will take a significant financial hit, according to a top Boston tourism official. Pat Moscaritolo, the president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau, predicts the NHL lockout that began at midnight will cost businesses anywhere from $850,000 to $1 million per game. “Go down and talk to the people who work at these restaurants and sports bars in and around the area and to them, there is no question it will have an impact,” Moscaritolo said. The Greater Continue reading >>>

Boston, MA  --  "Manufacturing is alive and well in Massachusetts, and has a healthy future," Professor Barry Bluestone of Northeastern University told more than 200 industry and policy leaders, including Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, as he unveiled a new report, Staying Power II: A Report Card on Manufacturing in Massachusetts. The findings of the report were detailed recently at an event at precision manufacturer AccuRounds in Avon. Bluestone heads Northeastern's Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, which produced the report with support from The Greater Boston Manufacturing Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston abounds with nature centers to satisfy the most curious and indelibly-grass-stained child, from working farms selling homemade ice cream to wildlife preserves with canoe trails and an island campground. Here are some nature-kid-approved spots to explore this fall, all within about 25 miles of Boston.—By Caitlin Hurley, Globe Correspondent

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Breakthrough Greater Boston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing underserved students to attend four-year college and to training the next generation of urban teachers, presented one of its teachers, Watertown native Noah Jefferson, with the first-ever Elizabeth D. Hodder Award. The award was presented at the organization’s end-of-summer event, ‘Celebration,’ on August 9th. The Elizabeth D. Hodder Award recognizes one Breakthrough teacher who demonstrates a clear commitment to entering the field of education, who is passionate about closing the achievement gap, and who is a Continue reading >>>

Despite a still-sluggish recovery from the Great Recession, Eastern Massachusetts experienced a second straight strong summer in attracting tourists. According to PFK Consulting, which keeps track of hotel industry trends, occupancy rates at Greater Boston hotels topped 88 percent in June, before declining to 86 percent in July. Average room rates hit $187 in July, a 14-percent increase from the previous year. “Overall, 2012 is a very strong year,” PFK vice president Andrea Foster said. Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Pat Moscaritolo said the number Continue reading >>>

If European cuisine still rules Boston’s upscale restaurants, Asian food is increasingly influential. Customers are gravitating to its bright, bold, and spicy flavors, and chefs see such late-night menus as a way to bring in crowds. The National Restaurant Association study “What’s Hot in 2012” predicts the rise. Surveying nearly 1,800 chefs, it names street-food-inspired appetizers and main courses, fusion cuisine, Southeast Asian and Korean cuisine, Asian noodles, small plates, Asian-flavored cocktails, and more as trends for the year.