The roots of East Walpole-headquartered Hollingsworth & Vose Co. extend back to the 18th century and to a product as basic as rag paper. But today, this old-line manufacturing firm is going through another reinvention of itself as it taps into the growing global demand for more energy-efficient products. H&V has become one of the […]
Phil Primack
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Meeting market
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.Photo courtesy of Denterlein Worldwide. the boston convention & exhibition center edges toward Summer Street, hovering like a giant spaceship looking for a place to park. Nearly five years after its opening, the sprawling facility on the South Boston Waterfront is still seeking the right fit, both physical and economic. […]
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Mixed-use project raises hope for Salisbury Beach comeback
INTRO TEXT Like the wooden roller coaster that once dominated its Atlantic Ocean skyline, Salisbury Beach’s economic fortunes have climbed and fallen with changing times and demographics. Once a summer magnet drawing crowds from the Merrimack Valley and beyond to its wide sand beach and a center packed with rides, games, and other entertainment, Salisbury […]
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Playing the numbers
as a candidate for governor, Deval Patrick sounded a cautionary note about the perennial calls to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts. While not morally opposed to slot machines or blackjack tables, Patrick said, he was concerned about the social costs of expanded gambling, as well as its possible threat to the Massachusetts Lottery. In April […]
Posted inPolitics, Transportation
Learning from the Big Dig
Photograph by David L. Ryan,The Boston Globe more than three months after a ceiling panel collapse took a life and further besmirched the new roadways’ already tarnished image, traffic should be returning to normal through the Central Artery/Tunnel project, better known as the Big Dig. Far less likely to return to normal any time soon, […]
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The Good News Garage gives a lift to people who need cars in order to get jobs
INTRO TEXT After many years and many miles of steady service, the trusty old station wagon still starts up every morning, but the body is dinged up, repair bills loom and, worst of all, the cup holder is broken. Time for a new car—but what to do with the old one? It’s worth little if […]
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The construction industry prospers
INTRO TEXT Growth & Develpment Extra 2006 Both public and private projects arekeeping hardhats busy. With the Big Dig winding down, Boston Harbor (mostly) cleaned up, and the new convention center built, where have all the hardhat jobs gone? Not as far as you might think. In fact, construction workers are likely to be toiling […]
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New threats have public safety agencies trying to get on the same wavelength
A savvy technology entrepreneur is always on the lookout for new opportunities, especially in a market as hot as security. So Vanu Bose was ready when the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), which is now part of the Department of Homeland Security, called for proposals to improve “interoperability,” the clunky but apt label for technology […]
Posted inEconomy
Business is booming at security expo
INTRO TEXT Whether the Democratic National Convention will be an economic boon or bust for the city of Boston is still a matter of dispute. But for one rapidly growing sector of the Massachusetts economy, the mega-event is a guaranteed boost. “The DNC will be huge for us,” says Gerard Boniello, co-owner of Corporate Resources […]
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Downtown Bostons Greenway is still up in the air
INTRO TEXT By the time this article appears, an agreement may finally be in place about how to govern and maintain the 27 acres of downtown land now opening up in Boston as the steel cloud of the Central Artery disappears. Then again, maybe not. The complicated mix of public and private parties that for […]