Hyundai shifts gears, turns heads

While I was photographing this car a man approached and asked what kind of car I had. Told a 2014 Hyundai Equus, he let out a whoop, a friendly cuss and exclaimed "A Hyundai!" and left chuckling about how much better the car was than the 1990s rust-buckets....

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FEMA unveiling new Hub flood zone maps

Suffolk County residents will get a first look today at new flood zone maps that have prompted outcry over rising federal flood insurance costs and a deluge of lawsuits across the nation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency today is unveiling the...

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Logan runway gets debris detectors

Logan International Airport has installed a first-in-the nation automated runway debris detection system to prevent costly damage to planes and potentially save lives. "Our No. 1 priority is safety on the airfield and anytime we can enhance that safety...

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Retailer group: One-year extension of health plans not enough

President Obama's decision to allow insurers to extend by one year health plans they had canceled for failing to meet the Affordable Care Act's requirements was a welcome admission that the law's rollout was botched, but it didn't go far enough to help...

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Townhouse condo has roomy charm

A townhouse condo in Cambridge's Inman Square that's priced at nearly $1 million shows just how much has changed in the once-inexpensive neighborhood known for its funky, independently owned shops and eateries, including the iconic S&S Restaurant....

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New condos scarce in midst of Boston boom

Boston is in the middle of a historic residential building boom — but where are the condos? Tracy Campion, owner of Campion and Company, a Boston luxury residential brokerage, said inventory in the city is dramatically low. "Many buyers come to town...

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BRA sued over no-bid deal with Sox on Yawkey Way

A sweetheart land and air rights deal between the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Red Sox is now being attacked in court. Everett businessman and attorney Joseph Marchese is suing the BRA over the recent $7.3 million agreement that awarded...

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Walter Coffey returns to Herald to lead digital sales team

The Boston Herald has bolstered its digital sales operations by bringing back veteran newspaper advertising executive Walter Coffey as its new director of digital sales. "I'm very excited, having started out here and kind of coming back to finish what...

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Gov offers boo$t to affordable housing

State officials are touting a massive influx of state and federal money for low- and moderate-income housing as a boon to economic development across Massachusetts. At the Putnam Square Apartments in Cambridge, Gov. Deval Patrick announced more than...

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Foes: Revere casino would nix track

Suffolk Downs says it will have a new gaming partner before the end of the month to build a resort casino on the Revere portion of its property, but casino opponents are claiming that if that happens, East Boston's "No" vote means the racetrack can't...

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Experts: Sales of statins to soar

New guidelines for keeping cholesterol in check are likely to dramatically boost sales of statins — with a doubling to an estimated 33 million statin patients — but it won't cut into sales of non-statin cholesterol-controlling drugs, at least for now,...

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Boeing machinists reject contract proposal

SEATTLE — Boeing machinists in the Northwest rejected a contentious contract proposal Wednesday that would have exchanged concessions for decades of secure jobs. The International Association of Machinists District 751 announced Wednesday night that...

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Gov to Wampanoag: Don’t bet on state gambling license

A boutique Martha's Vineyard casino probably isn't in the cards for the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday, saying "law isn't made by a letter." Patrick said he tried to reach out to tribe chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais...

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Expansion at BCEC sails through panel

A $1.1 billion project to expand the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center faced no opposition at a hearing at the State House yesterday, with supporters claiming it will add jobs and money to the economy. Speaking before the State Administration...

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Stocks boosted as incoming Fed head backs stimulus

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — World stocks rose Thursday after comments by the incoming Federal Reserve chief suggested the U.S. central bank won't reduce its economic stimulus until March or later. Gains in Europe, however, were capped by evidence the recovery...

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5-ex Madoff employees on trial in NYC for fraud

NEW YORK — In the many years he spent as a trader at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, David Kugel learned that investments that Madoff claimed to be making for clients were fiction. Kugel, 68, knew that because he was instrumental in concocting...

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Low-rate policies fueling world growth carry risks

WASHINGTON — Five years after a global financial crisis erupted, the world's biggest economies still need to be propped up. They're growing and hiring a little faster and creating more jobs, but only with extraordinary aid from central banks or government...

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From the ground up

Suffolk University will break ground for a new academic building at 20 Somerset Street this week. The building, designed by NBBJ architects, will provide a new academic home for Suffolk students and provide technology-enhanced instructional space for...

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Wal-Mart steps up competition for holiday shopping

As more stores push for Thanksgiving shoppers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its game for the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The world's largest retailer said Tuesday that it will start to offer its holiday blockbuster deals...

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Markets digest Chinese policy prescription

LONDON — Markets were unmoved Tuesday by a promise from China's political leaders for the free market to play a bigger role in the country's state-dominated economy. At the end of a four-day meeting aimed at producing a reform blueprint for the coming...

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NY knish factory fire leads to nationwide shortage

COPIAGUE, N.Y. — A fire at a factory billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes has created nationwide shock and oy for those who can't seem to find the Jewish treats anywhere. Kvetching has been going on at delis, diners, food carts and groceries...

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Target to open earlier on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK — Target Corp. is becoming the latest retailer to open earlier on Thanksgiving this year. The Minneapolis-based discounter said it will open at 8 p.m. on the holiday, which falls on Nov. 28. That's an hour earlier than last year. Target stores...

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Calif. company recalls prepackaged salad, sandwich

RICHMOND, Calif. — More than 90 tons of ready-to-eat salads and sandwiches by a California catering company are being recalled after 26 people in three states were sickened by a bacterial strain of E. coli linked to its products, federal health officials...

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More oil and gas drillers turn to water recycling

MIDLAND, Texas — When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful water, the land they prized for its vast petroleum wealth...

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Markets remain solid despite Fed tapering talk

LONDON — Upbeat U.S. economic figures shored up global markets Monday even though there are growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin to reduce its monetary stimulus next month. Shares in the Philippines fell after a devastating typhoon....

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