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I'm Joining the Open Office Hours Movement, November 24th
I think there's a new trend surfacing in Boston: the...
Ready or not, it's here
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the Christmas season is in full force as evidenced by the commercials, ads and catalogs I’ve seen in the...
Beating up the house
This is not the first time, and I regret to say, it will not be not the last… I just saw a house that was...
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Elaine Varelas joins us Monday at noon for another Job...
Tesla coming to Boston auto show, 8 other brands call quits
(Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com)The Tesla Roadster near Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, Calif. during a road test. Tesla Motors, which opened a Manhattan showroom in July, will...
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Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts.
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Bay State’s jobless rate ebbs, bucking national trend
The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state’s beleaguered job market may be stabilizing.
As jobs remain elusive, foreclosures rise again
More Massachusetts borrowers lost their homes to foreclosure in October than in the month before, figures released yesterday show, adding to evidence that the sluggish economy is hindering national efforts to help homeowners keep their property.
New software will make YouTube videos accessible for hearing-impaired viewers
Soon you’ll be able to understand thousands of Internet videos even if the sound is turned down. With an assist from Boston public TV station WGBH, Google Inc. has developed technology that will automatically add on-screen captions to video streams on its popular YouTube website.
Consumer group is sour on Ocean Spray labeling
A consumer advocacy group isn’t so sweet on the labeling of a new dried fruit cranberry product from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
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- Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
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Technology
Tech Lab
HTC Pure no threat to iPhone
Remember when Microsoft seemed unbeatable? But when superior competition comes along, Microsoft is as vulnerable as any other outfit.
Personal finance
More college-bound students express willingness to help pay burgeoning costs
A whopping 90 percent of graduating high school seniors, surveyed for the first time in the Fidelity study, believe they should pay for at least some college costs.
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Beverly Hospital, site in Danvers losing jobs
Pressed by growing uncertainty in the health care industry, Northeast Hospital Corp., parent company of Beverly Hospital and an outpatient affiliate in neighboring Danvers, said it has eliminated 22 jobs in an effort to become leaner and more efficient.
Real Estate
Monthly foreclosures in Mass. jump
Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but petitions to foreclose, were down 9 percent, the Warren Group said.
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Bay State's jobless rate ebbs
The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state's job market may be stabilizing.
Cars
Thanksgiving car travel expected to rise
An estimated 38.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, AAA reports.
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