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Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155126.html Benoit Mizner Simon & Co. has announced the winners of the real estate company's first annual B.O.L.D. -Building Our Legacy Daily - Achievements for its Wayland and Wellesley offices. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155126.html Daily Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155123.html The Bank of Cape Cod will open a new branch in Hyannis, President and CEO Timothy Telman announced at the bank's annual shareholders meeting. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155123.html Daily Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155124.html Parsippany, N.J.-based Provenir has leased 3,180 square feet of office space in Boston. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155124.html Daily Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155122.html The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added two Massachusetts sites to the National Priorities List of Superfund Sites. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155122.html Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155115.html MassDevelopment has issued an $8.9 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Brookwood School in Manchester. United Bank purchased the bond. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155115.html Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155114.html Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) recently presented its CSBsmart Financial Education Program, "Teach Children to Save," to the Willard School in Concord. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155114.html Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155113.html Harwich Port-Cape Cod Five saw a 12 percent decline in its net income for the first quarter of 2013, but at the same time, saw an increase in loans, deposits and total assets. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155113.html Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155112.html The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155112.html Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155111.html Thirteen community bankers were hailed for going above and beyond last night at Banker and Tradesman's annual Community Bank Heroes awards ceremony. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155111.html Laura Alix Daily Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155110.html The founder of Boston-based private-equity firm Bain Capital has sold an apartment at the Ritz-Carlton Residences for $5.2 million. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155110.html Colleen M. Sullivan Daily Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154942.html A significant decline in Massachusetts foreclosures during the month of March indicates the foreclosure crisis is over, according to an article in Monday's issue of Banker & Tradesman. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154942.html Web Only Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:29:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154827.html The new Walgreens flagship store in Boston's Downtown Crossing will soon have something that no other Walgreens in the country has - a partnership with the city where the store is located. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154827.html James Cronin Web Only Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:26:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154770.html Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has donated $20,000 to the One Fund Boston through its charitable foundation, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares. It has also set up a special donation page to enable employees and sales associates to contribute to the One Fund Boston. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154770.html Web Only Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154761.html The Abbey Group plans to start a $5 million renovation of the lobby of its at 2 Avenue de Lafayette in Boston's Downtown Crossing district. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154761.html James Cronin Web Only Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:55:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154738.html The board of directors of HarborOne Credit Union announced that it had made the following donations to local community organizations: http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154738.html Web Only Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:54:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154737.html East Cambridge Savings Bank is teaming up with the American Banker's Association as part of its Teach Children to Save Program, which included a national day of awareness on April 23. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154737.html Web Only Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:53:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154736.html Burlington-based Nordblom Co. announced today that it has completed an 8,500-square-foot lease with Webber Restaurant Group at 3rd Ave in Burlington. Located just off of Middlesex Turnpike, 3rd Ave is the dining and entertainment heart of the 4.6 million square foot Northwest Park mixed-use redevelopment. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154736.html Web Only Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:42:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154723.html The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB) saw its net income jump $6.5 million, or 13.8 percent, to $53.3 million for the first quarter of 2013, up from $46.8 million for the first quarter of 2012. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154723.html Web Only Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:36:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154721.html Sovereign Bank, a division of Santander Holdings USA, will donate $100,000 to The One Fund Boston in support of those impacted by the Boston Marathon tragedy. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154721.html Web Only Tue, 23 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154705.html Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts decreased again in March - a clear sign shrinking inventory is depressing sales volume, according a new report by The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news154705.html Web Only Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155049.html The MBTA recently put two very different parcels out to bid for potential developers to purchase and, hopefully, create some economic development at the underutilized sites in Boston and Newburyport. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155049.html James Cronin Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155056.html Adam Stein has been involved with historic building rehab projects since college in Savannah, Ga., where he specialized in architecture and historic preservation. The school he attended was redeveloping several properties downtown, and his work in the field helped solidify his career choice. He ended up working in Atlanta on historic rehabs in multifamily housing. He then moved back to Boston five years ago, working on new construction of residential housing. Then he landed at WinnDevelopment, where he helps reposition and revamp historic but run-down properties. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155056.html James Cronin Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155052.html Recall a recent commercial loan you structured. What would have enabled you to structure a better deal for your financial institution, and for your client? The decision to issue a loan to a prospective borrower is not solely based on the stand-alone risk of the customer or the specific transaction. Understanding the current risk, borrowing limits, exposure and collateral values for each counter party within the customer’s borrowing group, and across your portfolio, empowers deal makers. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155052.html John Baer Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155026.html Best seats in the house. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155026.html Peter Paul Payack Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155051.html The final guidelines for compliance with Basel III are looming on the horizon, and the name of the game is capital requirements. How much is enough? How much is too much? http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155051.html Laura Alix Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155050.html An already crazed spring market is about to get even crazier. Starting tomorrow, the number of homes for sale across inventory-starved Massachusetts will drop again, big time. For buyers house hunting online, the change will be dramatic. Thousands of “active” listings will now overnight be relabeled as “under agreement.” http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155050.html Scott Van Voorhis Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155055.html In this issue of Banker & Tradesman, we have selected 13 people who have done amazing work in the world of community banking. In choosing the winners of the annual Community Bank Heroes awards, the Banker & Tradesman editorial board sought community bankers who stood out from their peers. It was not an easy task, and we couldn’t be more delighted at how hard the selection process was. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155055.html Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155053.html Have we all heard too much about the nuts and bolts of today’s banking technology, and too little about its effect on customers? I think so. It’s time to expand our view of technology and acknowledge that customers are less interested in any one banking channel – including the almighty mobile – than they are in having all their banking channels work together. In fact, the more channels banks introduce to the market, the more customers want those channels to access and update a common pool of information in real time. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155053.html Joe Trafton Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155028.html Dennis Acker believes that charity begins at home – most specifically, the home base of the Gloucester branch of Sovereign Bank. In his nomination for a 2013 Community Bank Hero Award, his nominator notes that he and his staff are among the most successful in the bank’s retail division, in spite of the many economic challenges that Gloucester, a fabled fishing town, has faced in recent years. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155028.html Christina P. O’Neill Paper Mon, 20 May 2013 7:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155033.html Whenever Haverhill Bank needs someone to lend a hand with a community activity, Erica LeMire is the first to help out. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news155033.html Nora Lockwood Tooher Paper