Boston online retailer Wayfair files for public offering

Boston-based online home goods retailer Wayfair filed paperwork for its initial public offering yesterday, a long-awaited move for a company that has seen more than $1 billion in sales during the past 12 months. According to the paperwork filed with...

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MCCA plays up $1.1M temporary Lawn on D

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority spent $1.1 million to build a lush open space in the Seaport District to host concerts, artwork and lawn games, but it will be usable for no more than two years before the acres of newly laid sod and rows...

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Mercedes S550 worth its high price

When the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 4matic sedan was delivered for testing, my first thought was, why would anyone spend $128,000 on a car? After a few days behind the wheel, I now wish I had $128,000 to buy this car. Opulence, elegance, style, superb...

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Connector seeks $80 million more

Massachusetts will seek another $80 million in federal funding for its new state-based Obamacare website, bringing the total cost of the problem-plagued project to a whopping $254 million, officials said yesterday. That includes up to $110 million for...

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Experts: GE Healthcare move will be healthy for Mass.

GE Healthcare's decision to move potentially hundreds of jobs to Massachusetts — and the already-existing cluster of major life sciences companies — could help reduce health care costs and create greater access to cutting-edge medical technology in the...

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David Gregory wasn't the real problem with NBC's 'Meet the Press'

To the surprise of no one, Chuck Todd was tapped Thursday to replace David Gregory in the anchor chair at NBC's struggling "Meet the Press." Rumors of his demise had been rampant for so long that his removal was a foregone conclusion. Even Gregory's...

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Biotech center developer asks BRA for 70-year lease

An empty Marine Industrial Park parcel, the site of Cirque du Soleil's big top tents this summer, could be one step closer to being developed as a possible biotech center if the long-stalled project gets the BRA board's approval tonight. The Kavanagh...

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Reported deaths, injuries jump at major Mass. hospitals

The number of "serious reportable events," such as deaths or injuries, at Massachusetts acute-care hospitals more than doubled in the last three years, according to data collected by the state Department of Public Health. The total number of events...

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Raytheon pays feds for ineligible meal expenses

BOSTON — Raytheon has agreed to pay $350,000 to the federal government for charging the Department of Defense for ineligible meal expenses. Carmen Ortiz, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, said in a statement Wednesday that the Waltham-based defense...

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Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor

VAISHALI, India — The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes to some of the world's poorest people. ...

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Expert: Market Basket threat may be illegal

Market Basket issued letters to hundreds of protesting employees yesterday giving them until Friday to return to work or lose their jobs — a move that legally will be difficult to enforce, a labor expert told the Herald. "An employer in this situation...

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City eases zoning appeals for changes to small properties

Boston is trying to make it easier for small businesses and homeowners to make changes to their properties, the latest in what the city says is a series of improvements to the zoning process. A new Zoning Board of Appeals subcommittee will hear requests...

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Developer set to launch $210M Seaport cargo project

Groundbreaking on the $210 million Boston Cargo Terminal project in the Seaport will take place in a matter of weeks, a project official told the Herald yesterday. The nearly 30-acre property is expected to include three commercial warehouse buildings,...

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Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor

VAISHALI, India — The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes to some of the world's poorest people. ...

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DEA improperly paid $854,460 for passenger lists

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration paid an Amtrak employee hundreds of thousands of dollars over two decades to obtain confidential information it could have gotten for free, according to internal investigators at the railroad. According...

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ESPN Host Max Kellerman Suspended for Domestic Abuse Story

ESPN has issued its third suspension in two weeks. ESPN TV and radio host Max Kellerman has been suspended until Thursday following his admission on ESPN-LA radio show "Mason & Ireland" that he once hit his then girlfriend and now wife of 20 years,...

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Boston-based robot is meant to aid families

The world's first social robot for the family, "Jibo," is being made right here in Boston by a leading roboticist who believes that in a few years, the platform could be as ubiquitous as the iPad. "Jibo's role is to be your personal helper," said famed...

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Medtech industry on life support

More than a year and a half after the implementation of a controversial medical device tax, the industry is still struggling in Massachusetts, experts say. "I can't tell you how many of my former associates are unemployed," said Ronald Adams, who was...

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Practice with a virtual orchestra

Many people learning to play an instrument practice by themselves and eventually give up out of sheer boredom. But a new app developed by a MassChallenge finalist gives both amateur and professional musicians the chance to play, virtually, at Carnegie...

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Is it necessary for owner to baby his 2004 Corvette?

I own a 2004 Corvette coupe purchased new in 2003. It has only 6,000 miles on it and is driven once a month in spring, summer and fall. I have a battery tender and had the battery replaced in 2010 for safety. I originally had yearly services, have had...

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Boston ‘permits’ hacks

Boston kicked off its first "hackathon" yesterday, turning to the local tech community to come up with ways to improve the city's outdated permitting system. "Today is the first step in creating a user-friendly, fully online, permitting process," Mayor...

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