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State auditor clears way for $3B in excess revenue to be returned to taxpayers

State auditor clears way for $3B in excess revenue to be returned to taxpayers

State Auditor Suzanne Bump announced Thursday that her office has determined that the state’s tax revenue last year exceeded the allowable limit by nearly $3 billion, confirming the estimate put forward by Gov. Charlie Baker and clearing the way for the money to be returned to taxpayers. Chapter 62F, a law approved by voters in 1986, sets limits on […]

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Retail Fundamentals Stay Positive

Retail Fundamentals Stay Positive

Neighborhood and strip malls saw the highest rent growth in the second quarter, according to JLL’s latest report. Despite inflation headwinds that have presented challenges for shoppers, decreasing spending power and consumer confidence, JLL’s Q2 2022 Retail Outlook finds that retail fundamentals are solid, with net absorption remaining positive for six straight quarters, leasing hitting its highest number […]

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Sorry I Missed Your Text: Messaging Is the New Email

Sorry I Missed Your Text: Messaging Is the New Email

Me: Coffee next week?  Friend: Sure! How about Wednesday?  Friend: Hello?  Friend: Are you free?  Me: So sorry! I totally missed these. They got buried by texts from the pediatrician, the electrician and the dog groomer. No, those three people didn’t walk into a bar. Instead, they were congregating in my Messages app—along with texts about appointments, 20%-off sales, […]

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