If the German company Adidas goes through with its buyout of Canton–based sneaker rival Reebok, the Bay State will be the home of just nine Fortune 500 companies, down from 17 in 1998. While Massachusetts remains a hub for nonprofit institutions, it is quickly becoming a minor player in the world of big business. The […]
Eric Wagner
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CommonWealth Forum weighs mass transit
INTRO TEXT The state’s plan to extend the MBTA’s Green Line to West Medford does not promise enough environmental benefits to justify its cost, according to one panelist at the latest CommonWealth Forum, but public-transit advocates responded that the project is only one of many needed to improve transportation and stimulate economic growth in the […]
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Lynnfield tries to add town meeting attendees by reducing its quorum
LYNNFIELD – It’s Monday, May 2, the second night of town meeting, and residents are gathered in the auditorium of Lynnfield Middle School to consider two articles left over from the previous week. Things are supposed to start at 7:30 p.m., but 10 minutes later there are only 139 people in the room, far short […]
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State House plagued by leaks of the most literal kind
INTRO TEXT Plaster damage in the House chamber (left) and a makeshift water collection system. Water leaking, material falling from the ceiling. The Big Dig? No, the Massachusetts State House. During Gov. Romney’s State of the State address on January 13, a lens from one of the more than 70 light fixtures on the ceiling […]