JP condos have energy to spare

New contemporary townhouses in the Woodbourne section of Jamaica Plain are designed to create more energy than they use so that utilities cost nothing. Part of Boston's Energy Positive Green Building Program, GFC Development partnered with Hub architecture...

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Wall St. loves Obamacare bunglers

The Montreal-based IT firm behind the troubled federal and state Obamacare portals may be getting bad reviews on Beacon Hill and on Capitol Hill, but it's been a darling of Wall Street, which has sent its stock price soaring 45 percent this year. State...

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Corolla’s a true compact contender

The roomier and more fuel efficient 2014 Toyota Corolla makes it a true contender in the compact sedan segment. The redesigned Corolla has an aggressive appearance with a longer, lower, and wider stance. Our $19,510 tester painted in a brown sugar metallic...

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Get your mall buys delivered

Massachusetts mall-goers, who don't want to be saddled with their shopping bags, soon may have a new way to get their purchases home. California startup Deliv has jumped into the same-day delivery fray, offering the service to malls through crowdsourced...

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Wash. leaders press for union vote on Boeing offer

SEATTLE — National, state and local political leaders called for a vote Friday on a proposed contract between Boeing and Puget Sound machinists, even though local union leaders have already rejected the company's latest offer in the high-stakes negotiations...

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Orange County Register owner plans daily LA paper

LOS ANGELES — The parent company of the Orange County Register plans to expand with a daily paper in Los Angeles, looking to further stretch its regional reach to nearly all of Southern California. The new, seven-days-a-week paper will be known as the...

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Hospitals get $25M NIH grant

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a group of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital a $25 million grant to determine the most effective treatment for the most severe form of...

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Boutique buildings fill Hub niche 
with distinction

While a lot of attention has been given to the larger residential projects in the Hub, there are a number of new, smaller boutique buildings that promise buyers and tenants something more distinctive. "In a smaller-scale building you can pay much more...

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B.R.A. to give ‘blighted’ tax break to Garden complex

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is set to approve a $950 million redevelopment of the former Boston Garden site next week — including $7.8 million in tax breaks for the city-designated "blighted" area — despite neighborhood objections to a 600-foot...

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Retail sales ring up hikes

Retail sales nationally rose each of the past two months, according to figures released yesterday, but a snowstorm forecast for this weekend has Massachusetts retailers worried they could lose critical holiday sales. The Commerce Department said November...

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Boston credit card data theft bigger than thought

BOSTON — Boston police say the credit card data theft that affected about 300 people who attended conventions in the city in the fall is more widespread than at first thought. Detective Steven Blair says the thefts were not limited to people who attended...

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Fears of Fed tapering weighs on world markets

LONDON — Growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut its monetary stimulus as early as next week weighed on markets Thursday, a day after U.S. shares had one of their worst days in weeks. Signs that U.S. lawmakers are poised to agree...

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Service may have hidden cost

A grocery delivery service new to Boston promises groceries on your doorstep in an hour, but the reliance on a part-time, crowdsourced workforce may be bad for the economy, according to one expert. Instacart, a San Francisco-based grocery delivery service,...

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The Ticker

U.S. budget deficit $135.2B in November The U.S. government ran a much smaller deficit through the first two months of the budget year than the same period last year, signaling further improvement in the nation's finances. The November deficit — the...

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Economic growth could net $1B for state

The slowly improving economy could pump $1 billion in new revenue into the state system next fiscal year — but watchdogs warn the cash could be eaten up by debt, Medicaid and pension costs. Growth is projected to be between 4.3 percent and 5.2 percent...

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Futures head lower for second consecutive day

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are heading lower as investors continue to take profits. Dow Jones industrial futures are down 11 points to 15,697 on Wednesday. S&P futures have lost 1.9 points to hit 1,801.20. Nasdaq futures are down 4.75 points...

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Panel sets up casino battle

The state gaming commission's 5-0 vote to keep a Suffolk Downs casino alive by calling for a new referendum in Revere preserves competition with Wynn Resorts for the sole greater Boston casino license — which a leading gambling expert says is crucial...

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Red Sox eye more booze sales

The Red Sox hope to ramp up the availability of alcohol at games and other Fenway Park events. The team wants to hike the number of concession stands selling liquor and extend sales until the end of the seventh inning. That would include adding liquor...

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App lets you pay parking tickets

Getting a parking ticket is never a pleasant experience, but a new app makes paying them in Boston a little less painful. Terrible Labs has developed TicketZen, which can be used to pay parking tickets by scanning them with a smartphone camera. "Three...

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Female libido drug remains in limbo

WASHINGTON — The 15-year search for a pill that boosts sexual desire in women has hit another roadblock, raising questions about the future of efforts to develop a female equivalent to Viagra. Sprout Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday it has reached an...

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Etsy.com artists pop up on Newbury St.

A group of crafts merchants who usually sell online have teamed up to open a brick and mortar store on Newbury Street for the holidays, saying they think Christmas shoppers will prefer having a place to go, to actually see and touch the goods — and where...

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NY prosecutor: Calif. wine collector was greedy

NEW YORK — A prosecutor opened the fraud trial of a California wine dealer on Monday by saying greed motivated him to cheat wine collectors out of millions of dollars, but a defense lawyer said his client was the victim of widespread corruption in the...

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Residents: Push growth for all

Nearly 200 people crowded into the first of Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh's transition committee public hearings last night, and dozens of them urged the new administration to push economic development that benefits all city residents — not just Boston's...

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Clergy may sue if panel OKs bid

Clergy in Revere and East Boston are watching today's planned vote by the state Gaming Commission on a Suffolk Downs casino in Revere. "If that happens, we will pursue legal means," said Tim Bogertman, associate pastor of First Congregational Church...

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Suffolk: We eyed Revere from start

Suffolk Downs casino officials are claiming in a memo to the state Gaming Commission — due to decide the project's fate today — that ballot questions were purposely crafted to let them build in Revere if East Boston voters rejected them. Opponents say...

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Hackers get crack at DOT traffic data

Members of the tech community will come together next weekend to sift through a trove of data from the state Department of Transportation, and brainstorm ideas focusing on how people get to their destinations. "We recognize the immense potential the...

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Obama taps former top aide to work on health law

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is bringing a former top aide with deep ties to Congress back to the White House to help get his health care overhaul back on track after a bungled rollout. Officials say Phil Schiliro, who as Obama's top liaison...

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SpaghettiOs apologizes for Pearl Harbor tweet

Campbell Soup apologized Saturday for a tweet by its SpaghettiOs brand that marked the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks with a picture of its smiling mascot jauntily holding an American flag. The Twitter account for the canned pasta brand had...

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Camry keeps on humming along — and not in a good way

My wife's Camry is making a humming noise when in motion, not impacted by wheel turns or by brake application. It gets louder as you go faster. I have a feeling that I know what it is, but would appreciate another opinion. Is this a setup? If you...

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Dash-ER will deliver your christmas tree

In years past, Hadley Stephens had always gone Christmas tree shopping with her parents or bought a tree of her own that was small enough to carry. But this is her first year being married, so it was time for a change. "My husband and I talked about...

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