BOSTON – The market for industrial real estate in Greater Boston continued its positive momentum through the final quarter of 2013, according to findings published in “indSTATus – Winter 2014,” a new research publication from Transwestern | RBJ that highlights warehouse, flex and manufacturing properties. The industrial market capped 2013 with a four-quarter absorption total of 4 million square feet, the region’s highest amount since 2000. The overall market is riding an 11-quarter positive absorption streak, during which occupancy has increased 6.1 million square feet. “When you are Continue reading >>>

A local doctor predicted "agony and horror" before Ohio's controversial execution. A spacecraft wakes up and is set to make a scientific breakthrough with a comet. It's turning 40: How "Dungeons and Dragons" shaped creativity and video games. Contemporary art: WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen joins us to talk about the 2013 deCordova Biennial. Email us at GreaterBoston@WGBH.org. Continue reading >>>

The two companies competing for the Greater Boston resort casino license made their best pitches this afternoon to the five commissioners charged with awarding the lucrative license, in two very different styles. In a well-coordinated presentation, Mohegan Sun stressed the company’s long New England roots and familiarity with the local gambling market, to support its proposal for a casino in Revere on land leased from Suffolk Downs. By contrast, Steve Wynn, chairman of Wynn Resorts, speaking off the cuff, advocated for a casino in Everett by standing on his personal record as a designer Continue reading >>>

EmailBOSTON -- Even though the Massachusetts Gaming Commission isn’t scheduled to award the sole destination resort casino license designated for the Greater Boston area until sometime in May, Suffolk Downs intends to host a live meet beginning sometime in the spring of 2014. “We plan to run this year,” said Chip Tuttle, chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs after competitors Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts made their final presentations before the MGC on Jan. 22 Track officials and the New England horsemen have not yet agreed on a purse agreement for the upcoming meet or settled on Continue reading >>>

Mohegan Sun could build a Greater Boston casino six months faster than a competitor could, tap a database of millions of New England gamers on Day One and save the Suffolk Downs racetrack and the 1,400 jobs it sustains, Mohegan executives told Massachusetts gaming regulators today.In a 90-minute presentation timed to the second, the Mohegan Sun Massachusetts team touted its $1.3 billion proposal for the city of Revere, referring only in passing to "the other applicant" for the one license the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is expected to award for Greater Boston.The other applicant, Continue reading >>>

Watch the live video of the presentations by Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts starting at 1:00 p.m.•••Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts, the competitors for the Greater Boston casino license, will pitch their billion-dollar projects to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Wednesday afternoon.MGM Resorts International, the sole applicant for a western Massachusetts license, will present its Springfield plan Thursday morning.The commission, which had intended to hear from all three gaming operators Tuesday, juggled its schedule because of the weather. The new schedule calls for Mohegan Sun, Continue reading >>>

Several parking bans in the Greater Boston area, including in Boston and Cambridge, are scheduled to be lifted this morning. Click the links below for the most up-to-date information. Arlington Belmont Boston'sparking ban is scheduled to end at 8 a.m. Those with cars in garages and lots should have move them by 10 a.m. in order to get the discount. Brookline Cambridge is ending its parking ban at 7 a.m. Chelsea Everett Malden Medford Milton Newton Quincy Revere Somerville Stoneham Waltham Watertown Winthrop Schools Click here for a complete listing of school closings. Courts Several Continue reading >>>

A wave of Arctic cold is dominating Greater Boston today as the latest winter storm winds down in most of the state, but is expected to generate blizzard-like conditions on the South Shore and the Cape Cod and the Islands for most of the day. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he was lifting Boston’s emergency parking ban at 8 a.m. after he stayed up much of the night monitoring the response to his first snowstorm. “The streets are good,” Walsh said. “Down to the pavement.” Six to seven inches of snow fell in Boston, Walsh said, and a few more were expected this morning. At the height Continue reading >>>

On Jan. 25 and 26, do good and eat well by dining at some of the Boston area’s most celebrated restaurants during the Greater Boston Food Bank’s 32nd annual Super Hunger Brunch. With nearly 20 restaurants, diners can choose sweet and savory dishes from menus designed especially for Super Hunger Brunch weekend. Prices are set at $25, $35 and $50 per person and for every dollar spent, three nutritious meals will be provided to our neighbors in need. In 2013, over 1,700 people participated in Super Hunger Brunch, raising enough funds to provide 183,000 meals to men, women, Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc. of Marlborough has announced three new commercial office lease deals in Westborough and Framingham, totaling more than 11,000 square feet.Hiperos LLC, a computer software company specializing in third-party management, signed a two-year lease on a 2,704 square-foot property at 176 East Main St. in Westborough. The office condominium building is located at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 30.A second Westborough deal brought Stellar Apparel to a 778-square-foot space at 57 East Main St., a three-year deal.Meanwhile, Disruptor Beam, a start-up Continue reading >>>