Business

If you received your recent notice from the assessing department, did your home's assessment:

Stevil — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:14 -0500

* Increase by more than 5% * Increase less than 5% * Stay about the same * Decrease less than 5% * Decrease more than 5%

Citigroup vows to expand in Boston, although maybe not physically

adamg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:01 -0500

The Boston Business Journal interviews a top bank honcho, who says there are other ways to expand in the area besides opening new branches - such as installing more ATMs and online.

Unlucky day for Brigham's Ice Cream

Ron Newman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:08 -0500

Wicked Local Arlington reports that Sheriff's deputies [url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x206844482/Mill-Street-Brighams-shuttered-on-Nov-13]closed the Mill Street Brigham's on Friday the 13th[/url] after its owner, Deal Metrics LLC of Baltimore, failed to pay rent. The restaurant adjoined the company's now-closed ice cream factory.

Three days earlier, the [url=http://www.universalhub.com/node/28878]High Street Brigham's in downtown Boston was closed[/url] in a similarly abrupt fashion.

SEC joins shareholders in looking at 3Com acquisition

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:15:32 -0500

Bloomberg reports the SEC is looking at unusual trading in options of Marlborough-based 3Com in the hours before it announced its takeover by HP.

As first reported here, a Maine shareholder last week filed suit against the acquisition.

3Com stockholder files suit to block acquisition by HP

adamg — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:26:52 -0500

Edward Tansey of Maine filed suit today in US District Court in Boston against 3Com, based in Marlborough. He alleges the $2.7-billion deal enriches 3Com executives while failing to adequately compensate shareholders.

His complaint.

Boston area makes up lost ground

Cynic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:57:55 -0500

After falling far behind other areas during the boom years, Boston has been making up lost ground during the Great Recession. That, at least, according to a new study from the Milken Institute that ranks metropolitan areas by their success at creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth, with a heavy emphasis on technology.

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Microsoft layoffs hit Kendall Square

adamg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:26 -0500

Xconomy reports.

Rozzie residents no longer have to drive all the way down to Cleary Square for their ceramic tchotchkes

adamg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:45:36 -0500

The recent opening of Jerusalem Trading on Poplar Street in Roslindale Square (where that African discount store used to be) ends the giant-ceramics drought that's plagued Roslindale ever since Nancy's on Belgrade Avenue shut down this past spring.

The store looks to carry a complete line of life-size and near-life-size ceramic animals, including a ceramic peacock for only $119.99, and, naturally, snarling ceramic tigers. Also in stock: Ceramic figures of 17th-century European nobility and, of course, ceramic-flower-bedecked ceramic pillars on which to display all your ceramics. Also available: Furniture, which appears to be made of non-ceramic materials, such as wood.

Today's Comcast Sucks story: Conceals service fee increase as "equipment charge" increase

jikamens — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:06:32 -0400

Comcast thinks that its customers won't notice if it increases their monthly service charge by $2, if they call it an "equipment charge" increase rather than a service charge increase. They're increasing their revenue by $358 million per year without taking on any additional costs or providing any additional services. Consumers, fight back!

Please visit http://digg.com/tech_news/Comcast_sneaks_in_rate_i... to read more and help me publicize Comcast's most recent attempt to cheat its customers.

If you want to see Chinese takeout at 2 a.m. on Harvard Ave., you better get yourself to a meeting next week

adamg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:46:37 -0400

Boston Licensing Board Chairman Daniel Pokaski said today he would oppose a request to extend the hours of a new Chinese take-out place on Harvard Avenue from midnight to 3 a.m. unless he hears support from nearby residents.

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