Sox again eye adding booze concessions

A year after the city endorsed extended alcohol sales at Fenway Park, the Red Sox are looking to further increase the number of concession stands selling booze at games and other events. The team is seeking city approval for liquor sales at two more...

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Gas pipeline would skirt Mass. towns

The Houston-based company vying to build a controversial gas pipeline through Massachusetts is shifting its proposed route amid heavy local opposition by snaking miles of it through New Hampshire and bypassing more than a dozen Bay State towns. But...

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Seasonal, full-time work adds 321,000 jobs in Nov.

Hiring surged in November, with employers adding 321,000 jobs — the best month in nearly three years and the third best month since the end of the recession. The unemployment rate kept steady at 5.8 percent, the Labor Department said yesterday. A portion...

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Panel waits on Wynn’s IRS flap

State gaming commissioners stopped short of faulting Wynn Resorts for failing to disclose an IRS request for documents a month before it won the Boston-area casino license — a probe the commission acknowledged Wynn only brought to its attention after...

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Logan eyeing more direct foreign flights

With Mexico City crossed off the list, Massport is looking at adding more nonstop international flights to China, new direct service to India and Brazil, and the return of a direct connection to Milan, Italy. "Mayor (Martin J.) Walsh also wants us to...

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Globe CEO: Smartphones great for news, but print’s better for ads

Most journalism in the years to come will be delivered on smartphones, Boston Globe CEO Mike Sheehan said yesterday, but print journalism may not be on its way out entirely. Asked what role smartphones will play in the industry's future, Sheehan said,...

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Walsh names entirely new licensing board Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday replaced all three members of the city's Licensing Board, which regulates liquor licenses, restaurants, bars and hotels. The three-member board now comprises Hyde Park...

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U.S. patients get Genzyme drug for MS

An injectable multiple sclerosis drug developed by Cambridge biotech giant Genzyme was made available to patients in the U.S. for the first time yesterday, less than a month after federal regulators reversed course and approved the medication. "Lemtrada...

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Carbonite shares soar on buy offer

Shares of Boston tech company Carbonite skyrocketed yesterday after the firm said it had received, and was considering, an acquisition offer from a California-based cloud services and digital media company. Carbonite, a cloud storage and data backup...

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Three cos. buy retail at hotel in Kenmore Sq. Three real estate investment firms have purchased the 37,000-square-foot retail portion of Hotel Commonwealth in Boston's Kenmore Square in a $38.5 million deal. Boston's UrbanMeritage and Novaya Real Estate...

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Somerville pols laud $1B for Green Line expansion fed

The economic future of Somerville and Medford is on a fast track after the Green Line extension passed one of the last key financing milestones for a plan that calls for adding six stops to the popular MBTA route. "The economic impact is unlimited for...

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Obama to discuss economic ideas with CEOs

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is meeting with leading CEOs to discuss ways to promote the economy and create jobs during his last two years in office. Obama on Wednesday will attend the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable, an association...

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Business Protocol: A wrapup of dos, don’ts for business gift-giving

Getting through "the most wonderful time of the year" with our values and budgets intact can be daunting. Here's how to be remembered and save money at the same time. Government agencies have stipulations and companies have compliance issues. Knowing...

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Haslet-Davis promotes #GivingTuesday

Marathon bombings survivor and dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, determined to triumph over tragedy, has become a driving force behind the Limbs for Life Foundation, which is taking part in #GivingTuesday today for the first time. Haslet-Davis, 34, who...

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Contract talks resume for West Coast dockworkers

LOS ANGELES — Labor strife on the West Coast waterfront isn't going to steal Christmas. Dockworkers at 29 sea ports from San Diego to Seattle have worked without a contract since July. Negotiations over a new one turned contentious this fall. On Tuesday,...

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Businesses in dark over Affordable Care Act

Beginning Jan. 1, Affordable Care Act reporting requirements will get underway for businesses, opening the floodgates to potentially billions of dollars in penalties nationally for companies that fail to comply. To help them navigate their way through...

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Network booster widens your Wi-Fi

TP Link Universal Wi-Fi 300Mbps Range Extender ($24.99 and up) Wi-Fi boosters are becoming a necessity now that Ethernet cords have gone the way of the dodo. This device uses the electrical wiring in your house to extend your wireless network, an intriguing...

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Booting Up: Google Glass shows some cracks

This was a bad year for Google Glass. The creator of the augmented-reality bifocals has left Google for Amazon, the device remains out of reach for most consumers, and being lucky enough to score a prototype makes you just about as hip as a fanny pack...

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