Mass. has too many hospitals for its own good

Take a walk down practically any major thoroughfare in the city of Boston, and you’ll be hard pressed to go more than a few blocks without running into a hospital. The cities of Cambridge and Boston have nine hospitals and medical centers between them, and a whopping two dozen hospitals are packed into the greater Boston metropolitan area. Knowing that state-of-the-art medical help is always close at hand is probably a comforting feeling. But it shouldn’t be. The presence of so many hospitals in Boston — along with high numbers of physicians, particularly specialists Continue reading >>>

Tagore fest in Boston

Saturday, June 16, 2012 Letter from Boston Rabindranath Tagore's birthday has always been celebrated by the Bengali community in Boston, in big ways and small. The Greater Boston area is home to some of the most culturally talented and musically gifted expatriates from the Indian sub-continent, and every year we observe Kobi Guru's birthday through various parties, musical soirees, rallies, and cultural events. This year I attended three, one outdoor rally and two indoor gatherings, to commemorate his 151st birthday.Preparations Continue reading >>>

Batavia Bioservices opens laboratory facility in greater Boston area

WOBURN, MA, Jun 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Batavia Bioservices, a service provider aiding its customers in the development of complex biological medicines, has decided to launch a US facility in Woburn, Massachusetts. The company is headquarted in Leiden, The Netherlands. Menzo Havenga, President and CEO of Batavia, said: "We have been growing Continue reading >>>

Snowboard Maker Leases Hopkinton Space

A Canada-based seller of snowboards has leased nearly 10,000 square feet of space in downtown Hopkinton for distribution of its products, according to Greater Boston Commercial Properties, which helped broker the lease. The company, Snowjam Snowboards LLC, will move to the Hopkinton site at 34 Hayden Rowe from a smaller space on Eliot Street in Ashland, according to a statement from Bret O'Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties, which represented the owner of the Hopkinton building. Snowjam was represented by Rick Kaplan of RE/MAX Executive Realty's commercial division. Continue reading >>>

Frustrated Gen Y buyer blasts tough market

Here's Lisa: I'm 32, married, and a condo-owner in Melrose. Like many Gen Yers, we're not looking for a starter home because we're scared of getting "stuck" five years down the road. We want a house where we can raise a couple of kids in a good school system, and we've got the income and 20% down to carry it. We don't want a new kitchen, bells and whistles. In fact, I would prefer something we can fix up over time to fit our own taste. So we thought we would be able to find something in the low to mid-400K range ? no problem. Wrong! This spring we've put in four - count 'em, FOUR! - offers Continue reading >>>

Simon Property Group Opens Merrimack Premium Outlets®

MERRIMACK, N.H., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the world's leading retail real estate company, announced today that it opened Merrimack Premium Outlets®, an upscale outlet shopping center serving the Greater Boston and Nashua markets. Located on a 170-acre site in Merrimack off the Everett Turnpike at exit 10 (Industrial Drive) in Hillsborough County, the center's Phase 1 is comprised of 410,000 square feet, housing 100 outlet stores featuring high-quality designer and name brands. A four-day Grand Opening Celebration runs through Sunday, June 17 and Continue reading >>>

Unions plan State House rally over Pilgrim plant

Members of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, Greater Boston Labor Council, and Plymouth-Bristol Central Labor Council, as well as state officials will join the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 for a rally outside the State House next week to protest Louisiana-based Entergy Corp.’s ongoing worker lockout at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. Among those expected to attend are state AFL-CIO President Steven Tolman, Senate President Therese Murray, Rep. Martin Walsh, state Treasurer Steven Grossman, and representatives from other unions. The union has spent nearly two months negotiating with Entergy Continue reading >>>