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The Rose Kennedy Greenway Rises Above the Big Dig
Where an elevated highway once loomed, the Rose Kennedy Greenway now offers gardens, fountains, a carousel, rotating public art and food trucks. Here is a closer…
New Balance Laces Up in Boston: From Arch Supports to New England Factories
New Balance began in 1906 as a small Boston maker of arch supports. Its story, from orthopedic products to a footwear company that still manufactures in…
Getting a Fair Offer for Scrap Gold: Weighing, Testing and Comparing Buyers
Before selling broken chains, single earrings or outdated jewelry, it helps to understand karats, weights, testing methods and how buyers set their offers. This guide covers…
A Plain-English Backup Plan for Small Offices: The 3-2-1 Rule and Beyond
Ransomware, a spilled coffee or a stolen laptop can wipe out years of files. How to set up simple, reliable backups for a small business.
Dunkin’s Massachusetts Roots
Long before it became a global chain, Dunkin' began with a Quincy entrepreneur selling coffee and doughnuts to factory workers. Here is the business history of…
How a Venture Studio Evaluates a New Brand Idea Before Building It
Venture studios test ideas before committing to them. Here is a practical framework for evaluating a new brand concept, from the problem and audience to economics,…
Building in Public: What Sharing Progress Openly Does, and Does Not Do, for a Small Brand
Building in public means sharing a project's progress, decisions and setbacks as they happen. It can create accountability, feedback and trust, but it is not a…
The Boston Busing Crisis
In 1974 a federal judge found that Boston's School Committee had deliberately segregated the city's public schools and ordered busing to integrate them. This feature looks…
Scollay Square Becomes Government Center
For a century, Scollay Square was Boston's liveliest and roughest entertainment district. In the 1960s, urban renewal erased it and built Government Center. Here is how…
NAICS Codes and PSCs: How Federal Agencies Find the Right Vendors
Federal buyers sort businesses by NAICS codes and sort purchases by Product and Service Codes. Understanding both helps a company show up in the right searches…
MIT Crosses the River: The 1916 Move From Boston to Cambridge
For its first half century, MIT was a Back Bay institution known as "Boston Tech." In 1916 it moved across the Charles to a grand new…
Inflation, Interest Rates and the Fed: A Plain-Language Explainer
What is inflation, how is it measured, and why does the Federal Reserve raise or lower interest rates? This educational guide explains the basics in plain…
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