Lovely flats in Chelsea shoe factory

This sunny corner unit at the Spencer Lofts in Chelsea has 10 large windows and 15-foot ceilings in a building that used to be a Buster Brown shoe factory. The price of Unit 210 is just $289,000, and that includes two deeded outdoor parking spaces....

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HubSpot looks to raise $120M

Cambridge enterprise software company HubSpot plans to raise up to 
$120 million from its initial public offering, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing, HubSpot said it will sell 5 million shares of common...

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Electric hikes will shock poor

Organizations that rely on government aid to help pay for low-income residents' heat during the winter say the dramatic rate hikes utilities are planning could leave people in the cold. Liz Berube, assistant director of Citizens for Citizens in Fall...

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Coakley: Partners agrees to price cap under deal

BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley said Partners HealthCare has agreed to cap prices at Hallmark Health Centers for six and a half years if it's allowed to acquire Hallmark under a revised deal. Coakley's office renegotiated the agreement after...

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Boston needs 100K new workers in manufacturing

Massachusetts will need 100,000 new manufacturing workers in the next decade just to keep employment levels where they are today and stay competitive, according to the state's head of economic development. "We're at a moment in time where either we're...

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Renters show appetite for luxury

Renters are snapping up the first wave of new luxury apartment buildings in the Hub even as a second wave of high-end rentals are starting to pre-lease. "People ask how many more people can afford these rents, but there are a lot of well-paid, dual-income...

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Amazon to get state, local tax breaks

Amazon.com will receive nearly $3.5 million in state tax incentives and a tax exemption from the town of Stoughton in exchange for creating 125 jobs at a package-handling facility it's considering opening there — an announcement that drew outrage from...

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Asian stocks up as US data boost sentiment

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after a surge in new home sales in the U.S. bolstered sentiment. But gains were limited by worries about Europe's stagnant economy and violence in Iraq and Syria. KEEPING SCORE: Japan...

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ESPN suspends Bill Simmons for NFL comments

ESPN has suspended analyst Bill Simmons for three weeks over a profanity-laced rant in which he called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "liar" and challenged his bosses at ESPN to punish him for criticizing the league's recent handling of its domestic...

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Ex-worker sues parenting retailer

A former instructor for a Needham-based prenatal and parenting retailer that abruptly shut down this year is suing the company for allegedly failing to give proper notification to employees and for back pay. Nancy Gair, who worked for Isis Parenting...

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Marty Walsh whacks Menino appointee

A politically wired, Menino-administration appointee to the Boston Landmarks Commission and a local preservation panel has been terminated from both posts by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who in a recent letter accused the real estate executive of "ethics"...

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Google X chief touts out-there projects

Google X — the company's top-secret research and design lab — will never immediately reject an idea, Google's "Captain of Moonshots" said yesterday at an emerging technology conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "When someone says...

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Messaging app seeks to bring voices back to phones

SAN FRANCISCO — Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones. His mission began more than two years ago as Ozzie noticed people were increasingly communicating through texts, emails and social media...

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Los Angeles Register ends publication immediately

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Register has announced that it will cease publication immediately. The Los Angeles Times reported that Orange County Register co-owner Aaron Kushner sent a memo with the news to employees of the newspaper on Monday night....

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How 'Scandal' paved the way for ABC's twitter-based '#TGIT' marketing strategy

ABC hopes to power Shonda Rhimes' takeover of Thursday night this season with an army of Twitter followers. The network aims to build on "Scandal's" template by promoting the night with the hashtag "#TGIT," to focus fans on talking about "Grey's Anatomy,"...

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NASA's Maven explorer arrives at Mars after a year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Maven spacecraft arrived at Mars late Sunday after a 442 million-mile journey that began nearly a year ago. The robotic explorer fired its brakes and successfully slipped into orbit around the red planet, officials confirmed....

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US firm in China meat scandal lays off 340 staff

BEIJING — A U.S. meat supplier said Monday it is laying off most of the workforce of a Chinese subsidiary accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald's, KFC and other major restaurant chains. Shanghai Husi Food Co. has been under investigation...

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World stock markets slip on China growth jitters

TOKYO — Stock markets fell Monday ahead of a preliminary manufacturing survey from China that might show renewed weakness in the world's second-largest economy. KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.3 percent to 6,799.98 after shares in major retailer...

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Pet care comes to Walgreens

A Florida veterinary company is partnering with Walgreens to offer lower-cost, walk-up clinics for dogs and cats in the parking lots of about 50 of the drugstore chain's Massachusetts stores. Starting this weekend, ShotVet is offering preventative care...

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EdTrip’s a field day for teachers

For most students, field trips are something to look forward to as a day away from the classroom and, every so often, as a chance to see for themselves something truly transformative, something they've only heard about in school or read about in books....

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Hyundai Santa Fe’s onetime brake lockup is puzzling

Last week I parallel-parked my 2003 Hyundai Sante Fe. I came out to drive away and went about 3 feet before the car stopped like the brakes had locked up. I went back and forth about 3 feet at least three more times with the same results. I left the...

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