Kareer.me is a new start-up that allows people to find companies that fit their job qualifications, while also allowing recruiters to find people that are the perfect fit for their company. Companies create a page and design it in a way that displays the company culture through a slideshow of the office space, current employees, […]
Two start-ups with be opening pop-up shops on Newbury Street for the Boston Marathon. Each shop wants to take advantage of the large amounts of people that will be in the area for the weekend. Janji is a running apparel company that is based in Brookline, and Perfect Fuel Chocolate makes raw chocolate energy snacks […]
Mayor of Providence, Angel Taveras, released an action plan for economic development on March 27th, 2013. In an open letter to his constituents, Taveras discusses the economic challenges Providence was faced with when he assumed office in 2011. “Unemployment was too high, private sector investment was too scarce and our housing market continued to suffer […]
Google launched a new service called Google Shopping Express in San Francisco that allows consumers to order from nine retailers including Target, Walgreens, and Office Depot and have same day delivery service. The company is testing the service in hopes of expanding throughout the US. Those that signed up to be beta testers can order online […]
There are many reasons why recent graduates may leave Boston, but it turns out that many leave because of the job opportunities. Some believe the myth that students leave because of the high cost of housing, but when college grads do leave many go to cities with higher housing costs like New York and San […]
There is now an app available to iPhone users that allow you to keep taxi cab drivers in check. Many may know that some drivers take longer routes to hike up the fare, but this app, called Taxi Turvi, will allow you to calculate the optimal route. The smartphone app uses Google maps to provide […]
Would you ever consider living in a 295 square foot apartment? Growing US cities including Boston and San Francisco are trying to attract young professionals to the downtown area but the high housing prices make it difficult. A solution to this problem may be micro apartments. These units are tiny apartments with one main room […]
Mayor Menino announced plans to construct 30,000 new housing units in Boston by 2020.
Mayor Menino announced today that the popular New York based grocery store Wegmans will be opening in the Fenway neighborhood.
The unemployment rate for new college grads is between 8% and 9% and it can be a job in itself to find employment. So It may actually be beneficial for students graduating from the many schools in the Boston area to stick around. Boston was named the number one city for recent college graduates by […]
