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Big-city mayors meet to fight income gap

More than 30 big-city U.S. mayors, including Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, gathered yesterday to fight the income gap between the rich and the poor in urban areas.

The task force, called Cities of Opportunity and hosted by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, was formed in June during a meeting of mayors in Dallas. The group, which represents some of the most populous cities in the nation, vowed to share ideas to take on inequality. Chief among the pledges were a push for higher wages, an expansion of pre-kindergarten programs, the creation of more affordable housing and increased Internet access for poor neighborhoods, the mayors said.

Fifty-two acre Bedford property sold

Jay Hirsh of Hingham-based Jumbo Capital and private investor Brad Spencer have bought 100 Crosby Drive in Bedford from DivcoWest for $50 million.

The 52-acre property at the juncture of Routes 3 and 62 has a four-story, 262,000-square-foot office building built in 1983 that's fully leased to Oracle. It features a full-service cafe, picnic area, fitness center, and a 64-seat amphitheater.

The property also has 18 acres of developable land suitable for a major residential housing development and 10 acres that could hold another signature office building.

TripAdvisor completes Viator buy

Travel website operator TripAdvisor said yesterday that it has completed its purchase of San Francisco-based Viator, a website that lets consumers review and book trip activities such as tours, for $200 million in cash.

The Cambridge company says Viator offers more than 20,000 bookable tours, and travelers have submitted 600,000 reviews, photos and videos to its site.

Today

 Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for June.

 Treasury releases federal budget for July.

TOMORROW

 Commerce Department releases retail sales data for July.

 Commerce Department releases business inventories for June.

THE SHUFFLE

Greater Media announced that Tina Murley has been named the sales manager of WMJX-FM in Boston. Murley most recently served as the sales manager of WBZ-TV in Boston for the past three-and-a-half years. Prior to that, the Boston media veteran worked as a sales manager at WBMX-FM, a general sales manager at WODS-FM and an account executive at WCRB-FM.

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