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US office leasing bounces back to start 2025

US office leasing bounces back to start 2025

Activity surges to highest level in more than five years By Phil Mobley Growing economic uncertainty was not enough to stem the tide of tenants’ appetite for U.S. office space in the first quarter of the year. Office-seeking companies leased an estimated 115 million square feet in the first three months of 2025, according to preliminary […]

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Boston-area bar, two chefs named James Beard finalists

Boston-area bar, two chefs named James Beard finalists

By Don Seiffert The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2025 finalists, and a Boston-area bar as well as chefs in Cambridge and Somerville have made the cut. The semifinalists were named earlier this year, and the winners will be named at a ceremony on June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The finalist nominees and honorees were […]

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Home Depot buys Watertown site for $72M

Home Depot buys Watertown site for $72M

By Greg Ryan Home Depot Inc. has paid $72 million to acquire a large chunk of a Watertown property that hosts one of its stores, though a Boston real estate developer continues to have preliminary approval to put a lab building on part of the site. Following the transaction earlier this month, Boylston Properties still owns a […]

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Global Italian market Eataly heads to suburban malls in sign of further shift for retail centers

Global Italian market Eataly heads to suburban malls in sign of further shift for retail centers

By Linda Moss Eataly, the global Italian gourmet market and restaurant chain, is venturing outside cities such as New York and Chicago into the suburbs to rapidly expand in North America. In so doing, it’s showing how suburban malls are attracting traditionally urban tenants. The company opened its first location in New Jersey at the upscale Mall […]

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Developers win reprieve on building permits in economic development bill

Developers win reprieve on building permits in economic development bill

By Greg Ryan The potential soccer stadium in Everett may be getting lots of attention, but there’s another real estate-related provision in the state economic development bill that would have a far broader effect on the industry. The legislation, unveiled on Tuesday, extends approvals for building and other permits by two years statewide. The blanket extension would give […]

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IBM subsidiary Red Hat buys Boston AI firm

IBM subsidiary Red Hat buys Boston AI firm

By Lauren Ohnesorge Red Hat is buying Neural Magic, an artificial intelligence firm based in the Boston area. Executives at the IBM (NYSE: IBM) subsidiary headquartered in North Carolina describe it as a play to level up in AI. “Red Hat has a long history of being open-sourced focused,” said Chris Wright, CTO of Red Hat, during a […]

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House, Senate strike a deal on economic development bill

House, Senate strike a deal on economic development bill

By Chris Lisinski The Kraft family would clear a key hurdle toward building a new professional soccer stadium in Everett under a nearly $4 billion bill on the move this week whose economic impacts reach across nearly every business sector. Top Democrats on Tuesday evening filed a compromise economic development bill months after their deadline-day talks […]

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State-of-the-Art 175,000 SF R&D Facility in Westford, MA Available for Lease

State-of-the-Art 175,000 SF R&D Facility in Westford, MA Available for Lease

Westford, MA – ABG Realty is pleased to announce the upcoming availability of 314 Littleton Road, a premier 175,000-square-foot research and development facility in Westford, Massachusetts. This cutting-edge property, formerly occupied by Red Hat, presents a rare leasing opportunity for forward-thinking businesses looking to establish themselves in a dynamic and highly connected technology hub. Strategically […]

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