BOSTON, Feb 12, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FutureM, a three-day event experience on the future of Marketing, is now accepting session proposals for its October 2013 event. The brainchild of MITX (Massachusetts Innovation Technology Exchange) and a group of marketing and media leaders from the Greater Boston area, FutureM Continue reading >>>

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 11:41am U.S. Bancorp Foundation has given the YMCA of Greater Boston’s Training Inc. program a $10,000 gift, its first donation in the Boston market this year. Training Inc. is a free program that helps unemployed and underemployed people return to work in new careers. YMCA Training Inc. graduates are hired at more than 50 major companies in Greater Boston, Continue reading >>>

“Each plate of food is going to someone with a different struggle,” Hulseberg said in a statement. “The 40,000 people who walk and raise money on May 5th will directly help a huge number of individuals like those at Pine Street Inn.” Project Bread is the state’s leading anti-hunger association. Through its Walk For Hunger millions of dollars are raised each year to support 430 community food programs in 125 communities statewide, according to its website. To find out more about Project Bread and its walk on May 5, click here. ---Email Patrick D. Rosso, patrick.d.rosso@gmail.com. Continue reading >>>

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) has hired a Boston-area communications firm to help market Fairfax County to New England companies considering an expansion to the Metropolitan Washington area. Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications will represent the FCEDA in greater-Boston. FCEDA said it chose to open a marketing office in Boston because of its similarities with D.C. metro area. “With its concentration of IT companies, strong venture capital community, life-science initiatives and renowned academic institutions, the Boston area shares many economic similarities with Continue reading >>>

Conditions for drivers and pedestrians will remain sloppy this afternoon and during the evening commute as rain and melting snow combine to create more weather-related headaches in the Greater Boston area, according to the National Weather Service. The rain will fall until around 7 p.m., creating ponding on some roads and streets, The rain, heralding a warm front, has engulfed the state and is helping to slightly melt this weekend’s snow pack, said meteorologist Charlie Foley. Today’s highs will break the 40-degree threshold with temperatures expected to top 43 degrees in Boston and Walpole, Continue reading >>>

“Kathy and I look forward to working together to expand the services offered to the community through the Dorchester YMCA,” Nassour said in a statement. “We are committed to making a difference in the lives of youth and families and look forward to collaborating with this dynamic group of women as well as the other strong volunteer board members and our partnering organizations to help shape the surrounding community.” The Dorchester YMCA is located at 776 Washington St. and for more information about programming and hours, click here. ---Email Patrick D. Rosso, patrick.d.rosso@gmail.com. Continue reading >>>

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Billboard company Clear Channel Outdoor said that the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has been using its seven digital billboards in Greater Boston to display real-time information to motorists about the big weekend storm and its fall-out on traffic conditions. This is the first time that MEMA has utilized digital billboards for a statewide emergency, Clear Channel Outdoor said. “The digital technology allows MEMA to adapt its messages in real-time to changing situations, providing a significant boost to its public safety effort, and offer Continue reading >>>

Billboard company Clear Channel Outdoor said that the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has been using its seven digital billboards in Greater Boston to display real-time information to motorists about the big weekend storm and its fall-out on traffic conditions. This is the first time that MEMA has utilized digital billboards for a statewide emergency, Clear Channel Outdoor said. “The digital technology allows MEMA to adapt its messages in real-time to changing situations, providing a significant boost to its public safety effort, and offer Massachusetts residents another way to get Continue reading >>>

Whole Foods Market cochief executive John Mackey, not known for muffling his opinions, says US businesses are “under attack” from critics who unfairly malign capitalism. Speaking at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday, Mackey said the public perception of how most companies operate is out of line with reality. ‘‘Business is fundamentally good and has created more value in the world than any other institution,” the upscale-supermarket chain executive told an audience at the Seaport World Trade Center. Mackey, 59, is on a national tour to promote a book, “Conscious Continue reading >>>