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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bike race benefits founder

Senator John Kerry rides in the 2008 Pan-Mass Challenge. The founder and president of the region’s premier charity bicycling event earns...

Back on the workplace treadmill?

ON THE GO: The $4,999 Steelcase WalkStation can move an office worker along at one mile an hour, not even enough to break a sweat. With many of us treating our gyms like nonprofit organizations - making monthly donations with no services in return...

Ming Tsai: Buy chicken thighs for price, taste

WINGIN’ IT: Chef Ming Tsai of ‘Simply Ming’ says that for cheaper, tastier chicken, skip the breasts and serve thighs. Everyone eats chicken breasts these days, but they lack flavor and are more expensive than other chicken parts. ...

Housing eyed for Downtown Crossing office building

While residential projects stall due to the financial crunch, one developer is bullish on converting a Downtown Crossing office building into apartments. ...

Time up for 100 Kronos employees in Chelmsford

A group of Kronos Inc. workers clocked out for good yesterday. The Chelmsford-based maker of digital time clocks and work-force management software laid...

Fideltiy finds recession good time to hire

Fidelity Investments is taking advantage of the historic churn within the financial world. The Boston mutual-fund giant...

The Ticker

State tax collections for December rose 1.2 percent to nearly $1.9 billion, helped by one-time corporate payments, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Barack Obama theme seen as money in bank

The race is on to cash in on Obama-mania. With the historic inauguration of...

Fidelity hires two top execs

Fidelity Investments has chosen two executives to run key divisions at the Boston financial firm. Fidelity Investments has snagged two top executives to run key divisions at the giant Boston financial firm. Peter...

Chelmsford’s Kronos cuts jobs

Kronos Inc., one of the Bay State’s largest software companies, cut about 8 percent of its work force in a global layoff today. The maker of electronic...

Citgo pulls $100M in oil donations to Citizens Energy

OUT OF FUEL: Joe Kennedy announces yesterday that
Citgo has suspended its $100 million heating oil assistance program for low-income households. Staff members behind
him are being laid off and most of the nonprofit’s deliveries will cease. Joe Kennedy announced yesterday he’s laying off 20 employees and temporarily...

BU scam expert gives testimony

Tamar Frankel Boston University’s Tamar Frankel thinks Uncle Sam should hire laid-off Wall Street workers to sniff out scams...

Staples founder sees gift-store venture flounder

Tom Stemberg Another retail concept backed by Staples founder Tom Stemberg has wilted. Gift-store...

Bernard Madoff hearing slams SEC

BAIL BREAKER? Bernard Madoff exits the U.S. District Court in Manhattan where a bail hearing was held yesterday. Prosecutors argued that Madoff violated his bail conditions by sending about $1 million worth of jewelry and other valuables to relatives. WASHINGTON - A congressional hearing into the alleged $50 billion Bernard Madoff fraud drew calls from Democratic...

Stocks end higher on hopes for economic rebound

NEW YORK — Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news today to finish with a moderate advance that left broad stock indexes at their highest levels...

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