Bright Horizons Family Solution, a provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work solutions founded in 1986, is scheduled to begin trading on the NYSE today. This IPO is the first for a Massachusetts based company in 2013 and only the 17th in the past two years. Bright horizons will be traded under the […]
The Dorchester Bay Economics Development Corporation (DBEDC), responsible for the Quincy Street Corridor revitalization, has recently been certified by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) to administer the SBA 504 loan program. This program, funded by the federal government, is an economic development program that administers loans as well as other forms of financing […]
Rental rates are up 6.4% year-over-year in 2012, reports Trulia. The median monthly rent for Boston is now a steep $2,400. Most brokers expect an increase in demand during the early months of the calendar year due to lease expirations from the previous year. However, there is some relief for individuals looking to lease a […]
Construction on NorthPoint, a 20-story apartment complex, has commenced in Cambridge. HYM Investment Group, the real estate developer behind the project, stated that $2 Billion development could encompass 5 million square-feet and will include residential, commercial office, biotech, and retail opportunities. The residential portion of the development will include 355 luxury units. Progress on the […]
Zipcar Inc. announced yesterday in a press release that they will move their offices from Cambridge to Boston. Zipcar plans on occupying 35 Thomson Place in the Seaport District. They plan on occupying the entire 6-floor 46,000 square foot building. This all comes as a clear push to make the Seaport District the new Innovation […]
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French inspired British sandwich chain Pret A Manger is set to open its first two stores in Boston this week. The first store, located in the Financial District at 185 Franklin Street, opens November 14th. The second, located in the Back Bay at 507 Boylston Street, opens on the 15th. The chain, which was […]
Hanover Co., a Houston-based developer, has its sights set on Boston. The developer announced that it will break ground on two apartment complexes by the year’s end. The developments, one in Boston and the other in Cambridge, are the newest additions to Boston’s ever-changing skyline. The Cambridge development, a 398-unit apartment complex, will commence next […]
Say goodbye to Johnnie’s Foodmaster, a supermarket chain founded in East Cambridge in 1947. Last week it was confirmed that all 10 Foodmaster supermarkets are closing. After 65 years in business, doors are set to close on November 30th. Reports that Whole Foods Market would purchase 6 of the 10 leases the Foodmaster chain held […]
