By Gabriel T. Rubin The recession never showed up in 2023. Consumers made sure of it. The U.S. economy grew 3.1% over the past year, the Commerce Department said Thursday. A resilient labor market supported strong consumer spending and brushed aside a feared downturn. A year ago economists saw a recession as very likely and projected anemic 0.2% growth for the year. […]
Despite lingering uncertainty in the economy, some retailers are preparing to roll out robust expansion plans in 2023 and subsequent years. An analysis by Minneapolis-based commercial real estate firm Northmarq found, among several retail categories, which tenants have plans to expand in the coming years. Most identified retailers expect to add dozens of new locations […]
Oops, here comes a rainy day and you need cash? You find a better location for your business or you are doing very well and need a bigger space for your growing business? Well, whatever reason people might have to sell their properties, there is one thing that everyone would be concerned about—how much tax […]
President Obama released the budget of $100 million in federal fiscal year 2015 supporting the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Green Line Extension project (GLX) which benefits the economy and environment of Somerville and Medford communities in the upcoming several years. “The Green Line Extension offers Somerville and the region both economic justice and environmental […]
The Business Monitor International upgraded their 2014 real GDP growth forecast from 2.7% to 2.8% with growth set to average 2.4% per year from 2013-2018. Our economy is recovering. With a growing external trade demand from the key US trade partners, including Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, both the industrial and office segments […]
Dunkin’ Brands, which includes Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and Baskin Robbins, has announced that they’re planning to open up to 410 new franchises across the United States in 2014. Currently, Dunkin’ Brands is on a 5% net annual development rate, and plans to stay on that path throughout this year. Dunkin’s Brands has been privately owned […]
This past Monday, local carsharing company Zipcar celebrated the relocation of its global headquarters from Cambridge to Boston with a parade. A procession of Zipcars and Zipvans made its way over to the company’s new location in the Hub’s Innovation District. Zipcar’s move into the Innovation District – a highly-coveted area for businesses, especially startups […]
Julian Lewis of ABG Realty recently represented Redbones in the transaction of 333-339 Commercial Street in Malden. As a result of the transaction, Redbones is excited to announce that they are opening up a second location on Commercial Street in Malden! The famous Southern barbeque restaurant signed a 10-year lease for the 9,000 square-foot building formerly occupied by Rosebud […]
According to HubSpot CEO and co-founder Brian Halligan, location does matter for startup companies. HubSpot, a Cambridge-based marketing software firm (right down the street from ABG’s commercial office) has seen its revenue skyrocket in the past year, bringing in $52 million in 2012, 82 percent up from the previous year’s totals. The company has raised […]
Bristol-Meyers Squibb, a pharmaceutical company based in New York, announced plans for a $250 million expansion in Devens. The expansion, motivated by tax incentives, will shift jobs from New York and New Jersey to the Bay State. The company plans to expand its biologics manufacturing facility, which was completed in 2009 for $750 million, as […]
