Bank of America today said that it is hiring more than 50 small business bankers in New England to provide guidance and counsel to local small business owners. The additions are part of the company’s previously announced plan to hire 1,000 small business bankers across the nation by mid-2012. Small business bankers will consult with small business owners at their place of business and assess their companies’ deposit, credit and cash management needs. Bank of America is hiring 32 bankers in Massachusetts, including 32 in Greater Boston, 14 in Connecticut, Continue reading >>>

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From the civil rights movement of the 1960s to the civil rights issue of our generation -- creating educational excellence and equity for students growing up in poverty -- it's incredible to see our youngest leaders making remarkable change in our nation. Just as young people fueled the movement for racial equality 50 years ago, young people today are taking on important leadership roles in the movement to change the reality that kids growing up in low-income communities are less likely to receive the kind of education that will set them up for success in college and in life. As we took Continue reading >>>

How important is location to a business school? Does it matter if you are rooted in one particular city or country? It is a topic that is creeping on to the business school agenda because, as we know, demographics are changing dramatically. There are now a mind-boggling 7bn people on the planet. What is more, that figure could double again by the end of the century, with the largest growth occurring in developing countries. Where will people live? What kind of lives will they have? How many will pursue higher education? The dean of the Indian School of Business gave me an alarming statistic recently. Continue reading >>>

Two years ago, she was the oldest person taking a bodypump certification test, and one of the few who passed, which meant she could now teach the intense weight-training class. On Jan. 18, 2010, she was teaching a class when she felt a slight numbness in her arm and experienced mild nausea. She shrugged it off, finished the class, and went home.

Tonight’s offering of hockey highlights begins with the girls, considering there were a pair of significant upsets of Division 1 ranked teams. Shannon O’Neil, last year’s co-MVP of the Catholic Central League, continued her outstanding junior season with 53 saves to boost Austin Prep to a 3-1 conquest of No. 5 Hingham. Meanwhile, Caroline McKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and Winthrop/Lynn took down No. 4 St. Mary’s, 3-2. Mackenzie Clark added a goal and assist for the Bulldawgs and Britney McPherson made 24 saves. In the Dual County/Merrimack Valley, Olivia Continue reading >>>

In 1974, Dianne Kane was voted the most outstanding girl athlete at South Boston High School, where she was captain of the basketball, volleyball, and track and field teams. She was a point guard and sprinter who also loved softball, tennis, and ice skating. In college, Kane majored in physical education and was later certified as a fitness instructor. A Quincy resident, she has run 17 marathons. She is a longtime fitness trainer and instructor, and for four years owned a health club in Dorchester. During the past 20 years, she has taught thousands of fitness classes. “I Continue reading >>>

“You don’t get many days like this in Janurary!” Kevin Mullen, 27, called out Saturday as he jogged along Duxbury Beach. Mullen, a Duxbury resident, was training with Emily Strauss, 25, for upcoming marathons in Washington and New York. With temperatures in the high 40s, sunshine and light winds, dozens of others on the beach were echoing that sentiment. “This is July! I mean January! Most people are shoveling snow in a normal year,” Fred Sweeney, 63, of Middleboro said with a trace of disbelief as he finished up three hours of clamming at low tide. He took home half a basket Continue reading >>>

January in the real estate industry is typically the time for the new year market outlook. For this coming year many of us have seen the template on the macro-economic data which most impacts the real estate industry: 8.5 % unemployment in the latest report, 30 year mortgage rates at record lows at or below 4.0%, and 15 year mortgage rates at or below 3.25%. Rather than run a standard metrics-based market forecast this year, I decided to survey a cross-section of Massachusetts real estate realtors and mortgage professionals to hear from them on the upcoming spring and the 2012 real estate Continue reading >>>