State officials and industry leaders today will hold the first meeting of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative to draw attention to a sector whose work force is aging and projected to … read more »
Heavy hitters swing for Liz Warren home run
The Democratic “super heavy hitters” are coming to bat for Elizabeth Warren as she enters the final stretch of her hotly contested Senate race with Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, … read more »
Jobs picture brightens in Bay State
The Massachusetts jobless rate rose for the third straight month in September to 6.5 percent — up from 6.3 percent in August — even as a separate survey by the … read more »
Expect ‘sharper knives’ in Monday’s Senate debate
The excitement is building for next week’s U.S. Senate debate as incumbent Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren intensify their battle before the high-stakes clash. After making little news in their … read more »
Romney to ‘loom large’ in Senate debate
Tonight’s first televised debate in the Bay State’s U.S. Senate race may be between U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren — but GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney could be … read more »
President Obama looks for jobs rebound
All eyes will be on the federal jobs report today, with President Obama hoping that June’s employment numbers surpass last month’s dismal growth. Several economists pointed yesterday to the ADP National … read more »
Experts: Challenges to controversial law will likely continue
Despite the Obama administration’s big win before the Supreme Court yesterday, the legal challenges to Obamacare are far from over, lawyers and health policy experts say.
Global slowdown hitting U.S., Mass. growth
The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a slower annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the first three months of 2012, as local economists placed the blame on looming federal … read more »
Liz Warren agrees to TV debates with incumbent Scott Brown
A beleaguered Elizabeth Warren agreed yesterday to debate GOP rival U.S. Sen. Scott Brown four times on TV in a high-risk, yet high-reward strategy that experts said gives the Harvard … read more »
Cops bust N.H. man for Chicago plot
The shocked family of a New Hampshire man held yesterday in Chicago as a domestic terrorist said his life was upended by Occupy Boston, which inspired him to quit his … read more »
Clean Harbors CEO’s $5M kickstarts Northeastern biz center
Northeastern University is launching a new center focused on training students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, made possible by a $5 million investment by alumnus and Clean Harbors, Inc. founder … read more »
Northeastern crew fills a very tall order
One would not be too off the mark to suggest 6-foot-10 Cameron Buchan was the biggest recruit for the Northeastern University crew program in a long time. Pardon the pun, … read more »