American Express is launching a new payment system where Twitter users will be able to pay for products by putting a special hashtag on tweets. This service allows users to sync there Amex cards with their Twitter accounts. Amex launched their Twitter sync last year where users were able to receive discounts on products […]
Winter storm Nemo clearly left a huge mark on Massachusetts leaving most of the area with at least 3 feet of snow. The blizzard caused for the MBTA to completely shut down over the weekend, but crews have been working around the clock and it is now in full service. Their main goal over the […]
Fidelity Investment is considering a possible sale of its former headquarters in downtown Boston on Devonshire Street, reports the Boston Herald. The site is expected to garner significant interest due to redevelopment prospects. The block could be redeveloped into an office tower up to 400 feet tall. Fidelity has hired CBRE New England to market […]
Plans to construct a history museum along Boston’s Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway are dead, reports the Boston Business Journal. The museums CEO, Frank Keefe, said “The board has decided that we ought to quit. Life goes on.” As ABG reported, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation denied the museum Parcel 9, one of the last available […]
Somerville officials have embarked on the first phase of development in the Union Square Revitalization Plan. The city has begun the process of acquiring land surrounding the proposed Union Square Station. Acquiring 22 parcels, either by purchase or eminent domain, will cost an estimated $4.6 million. The first phase is essential for the development project, […]
Twitter has acquired the Cambridge based company Bluefin Labs. Bluefin Labs is a social TV analytics company that was founded in 2008 and has raised 20.5 million from a wide range of investors including Time Warner Investments and the National Science Foundation. The company is unique because they analyze and discover what people say […]
Thinking of selling your home? December marked the highest jump in prices since May 2006, 8.3% compared with December 2011. The jump can be attributed to a low inventory of homes and rising demand for housing nationwide. The effects of steady increases in home prices are overwhelmingly positive for the US economy. Owners are enticed […]
On February 5, 2013 the East Cambridge Business Association released updated plans to revitalize Kendall Square as a world-renowned center of innovation. The goal of redevelopment is to create a vibrant, mixed-use district that will compliment innovations underway on MIT’s campus. ABG Commercial is excited about the development of the PUD-5 district. As the housing […]
Bookstores are slowly diminishing and it seems that Barnes & Noble is jumping on this bandwagon. The largest bookstore chain is planning to cut 30% of its stores within the next 10 years. They currently have 689 stores and this will go down to between 450 and 500 stores. With e-books and e-readers bookstores are […]
Did the Super Bowl ads live up to your expectations? Last night, various social media outlets were buzzing about the commercials that were unique, heart-warming, or just plain boring. With the help of Brand Bowl 2013, viewers were able to tweet their reactions to the television ads by using the hash tag brandbowl to weigh […]
