BOSTON, Nov 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Equity Office Properties was certified as a "Sustainable Business Leader", having completed the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP) - a comprehensive program of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of Greater Boston that provides guidance, support and technical assistance to facilitate the "greening" of small and medium-sized local and independent businesses. Bryan Continue reading >>>

BNY Mellon, an investment management company with about 4,000 employees in Greater Boston, said its charitable giving program is awarding more than $2.2 million in grants to local nonprofits during fiscal 2011. In a press release, the company describes its philanthropic focus as “Powering Potential” as it awards grants that aim to help people by concentrating on basic needs and workforce development opportunities. Among local nonprofits receiving BNY Mellon grants are Cradles to Crayons, Jewish Vocational Service, and the Home for Little Wanderers. Chris Reidy Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Nov. 9, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, announced that the BNY Mellon New England Charitable Giving Program has awarded more than $2.2 million in corporate and trust grants to Boston-area nonprofits for its fiscal year 2011.With BNY Mellon's support, its community partners continued to drive positive change in 2011 and helped their populations stay connected to critical programs and services – from providing school supplies to children in need and home-delivered meals to the critically ill, to Continue reading >>>

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It all starts at the top. If a coach has that dynamic to attract youngsters to a sport like volleyball who many have played only in gym class, it has a chance to succeed on the high school varsity level. Pat Bemis has been an Algebra II and Integrated Math teacher at Saugus High School the last five years after graduating from Emmanuel College with degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, and started playing volleyball in the seventh grade. He continued his pursuit of the sport at Baldwin High School, just outside Pittsburgh, and then played it on Continue reading >>>

 Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston will hold its first annual Tree of Lights ceremony on Tuesday, Dec.13 at 5 p.m. at their offices at 70 Walnut St., Wellesley. The Tree of Lights is an event that invites members of the MetroWest and Greater Boston communities to sponsor a light in memory or in honor of a loved one with a donation to support the mission of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston.   Immediately following the tree lighting ceremony, there will be a reception where guests will be able to view the Honor Roll Book inscribed with the names of those memorialized on Continue reading >>>

The Charlestown YMCA is teaming up with the Greater Boston Food Bank to support healthy living and fight hunger this fall through the “Get Fit, Give Back” campaign. From Nov. 7-11, new members who bring in five non-perishable food items will have their $50 YMCA joiner fee waived and receive three free sessions of health and wellness coaching, valued at $150. Current members who donate will be entered into a raffle for great prizes. As a cause-driven organization, the Y is committed to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. For more information, visit ymcaboston.org/charlestown Continue reading >>>

Legendary boxer Micky Ward will be making an appearance at the second annual Fed Up With Cancer fundraiser, tomorrow at the Danversport Yacht Club. Hosted by Bridget Blythe, co-anchor of NECN’s Morning Show, the event will feature a silent auction, food and drink, live music and autograph signings and photo opportunities with Ward. All proceeds will be benefitting programs and services for cancer patients at the NSMC Salem Hospital and the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers. Local North Shore restaurants showcased at the fundraiser include: Capt’s Waterfront Premium Steak and Continue reading >>>

For the price of one home here, you could buy nearly three houses in Orlando, where prices have more than 60 percent from their peak to $115,000.

At $319,000, we are back at 2002 levels. And that, frankly, was hardly a bargain year, with prices already spiraling upward.

If the Great Recession and its aftershocks can’t bring prices down here, what will?

Conservatives frequently talk about the cost of regulations. For instance, Freedomworks, a well-known conservative organization, published a piece called The Hidden Cost of Regulation. It said, "Complying with regulations is not cheap," noting that regulations aren't paid for by just corporations, but by "the entire economy." It notes that consumers pay higher prices as well, due to these regulations, and that they "act as a drag on economic growth." Allow me to add two other points Freedomworks did not mention, but which I believe they would agree with: 1) motives of the regulators do Continue reading >>>