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It comes down to this: We’re not Las Vegas. And frankly that’s a good thing.So this one casino that is to be built in Greater Boston needs to reflect and be sensitive to the locality it will be part of. That’s a tall order, and so the state Gaming Commission has spent months analyzing the two proposals — one for a Wynn Resorts in Everett and the other Mohegan Sun’s plan for Revere — and taking public testimony as well.And while there is a certain appeal to the prospect of turning a toxic Superfund site in Everett into a glitzy resort casino, it’s the Mohegan Sun proposal that hands Continue reading >>>

The UpTake: This industry, dubbed by techies as the “Internet of Things,” is on a major upswing, and the Greater Boston area is a nationwide leader in the fray. So why are connected devices companies choosing Bean Town? Y ou’ve heard of the smart home. Now, imagine a world where almost everything in it is smart — from milk cartons that signal when they’re empty to trash cans that signal when they’re full and toothbrushes that monitor your dental hygiene habits. This industry, dubbed by techies as the “Internet of Things,” is on a major upswing, and the Greater Boston area Continue reading >>>

This year, Bostonians said farewell to Restaurant Week and hello to its rebranded (and renamed) counterpart, Dine Out Boston. After more than a decade, the semi-annual Restaurant Week, put on by the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau (GBCVB), was starting to lose its appeal. The once celebrated occasion, which was intended to boost restaurant’s businesses during the slower months, had grown stale with Boston diners. Or as Pamela Frechette, director of visitor marketing for the GBCVB, told BostInno, Restaurant Week was simply “waning.” Frechette pointed out that the event Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, MA - Cathay Pacific Airways today announced at a joint press conference at the Massachusetts State House with Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Richard Davey, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Paul Guzzi, and Thomas P. Glynn, CEO, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), that it will commence a new four-times-weekly nonstop service from Boston Logan International Airport to Hong Kong on May 3, 2015, subject to government approval. The new service will link New England and Hong Kong directly for the first time, and marks Cathay Pacific’s sixth gateway Continue reading >>>

Boston innovation community non-profit, Technology Underwriting Greater Good, will be holding its fourth annual Tech Gives Back day on Wednesday, Sept. 10. This year, the day-long event—at which employees of local tech companies fan out across Greater Boston to help charities with various projects—will feature a new co-host, Silicon Valley Bank. In just two years, the event has grown from having 500 volunteers come out to lend a hand for the community to 2,000 people lined up for this year’s event. TUGG already has more than 40 local companies already involved, including Goodwin Procter, Continue reading >>>

Two-term state Attorney General Martha Coakley is running against state Treasurer Steve Grossman and former health care administrator Donald Berwick for a spot on the November ticket as the Democrat nominee for governor. The Editorial Board of MassLive.com and The Republican will meet with Coakley next week. We want to know what questions you have for the candidate. Please file your questions in the comments section below or email us directly at letters@repub.com. Following is background on Coakley's record as attorney general and her platform as governor, taken from a number of sources: She Continue reading >>>

(BOSTON) – More than 60 Greater Boston theatre companies of all styles and sizes will unite on Tuesday, September 9 in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts for the second annual Greater Boston Theatre Expo. The public is invited to attend the free event held from 5:30pm to 8:30pm to meet representatives and artists from the region’s fringe, small, mid-sized, and large theatre companies, to get information about upcoming productions, and to take advantage of Expo-only ticket offers and giveaways. “Last year’s Expo exceeded everyone’s expectations both from the large number Continue reading >>>

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