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Fresh ideas sought for Filene’s block

But city-spurred ventures may halt retailer’s return

Financial woes stalled construction on the $700 million mixed-use project in the summer of 2008. Financial woes stalled construction on the $700 million mixed-use project in the summer of 2008. (Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff/ File 2009)
By Casey Ross and Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / January 5, 2010

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino is pushing the developers of the stalled Filene’s redevelopment in Downtown Crossing to consider dramatic changes to break the logjam there, saying financial companies and a parking garage could replace what they have planned for the site. (Full article: 606 words)

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