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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bike race benefits founder

Senator John Kerry rides in the 2008 Pan-Mass Challenge.
By Christine McConville and Adam Smith
The founder and president of the region’s premier charity bicycling event earns...
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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.
By Darren Garnick / the Working Stiff
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.
By Donna Goodison
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

By Thomas Grillo
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

By Greg Turner
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

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

By Herald staff and wire reports / 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

By Jay Fitzgerald
The race is on to cash in on Obama-mania. With the historic inauguration of...
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Fidelity hires two top execs

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

Chelmsford’s Kronos cuts jobs

By Greg Turner
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.
By Jay Fitzgerald
Joe Kennedy announced yesterday he’s laying off 20 employees and temporarily...
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BU scam expert gives testimony

Tamar Frankel
By Jerry Kronenberg
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
By Greg Turner
Another retail concept backed by Staples founder Tom Stemberg has wilted. Gift-store...
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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.
By Staff and wire reports
WASHINGTON - A congressional hearing into the alleged $50 billion Bernard Madoff fraud drew calls from Democratic...

Stocks end higher on hopes for economic rebound

By Associated Press
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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