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Wed, 16 May 2012 13:38:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150040.html Synergy Investment and Development will buy the vacant 441 Stuart St. in Boston's Back Bay in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $40 million, according to industry executives. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150040.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 10:37:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150032.html HFF has closed the sale of and arranged financing for the parking garage below the Intercontinental Hotel & Residences in Boston. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150032.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 10:37:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150031.html The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized National Restorations Systems Inc. $19,050 for asbestos violations uncovered at the Boston Common Garage in September 2010. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150031.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 10:36:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150030.html UniBank, with branches in Western Mass., has been designated as a Small Business Administration (SBA) "Preferred Lender," according to a statement from the SBA. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150030.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 10:26:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150029.html OneShield Inc., an insurance software and services provider to the property and casualty markets, has leased nearly 30,000 square feet of office space on the second floor of 62 Forest St. in Marlborough. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150029.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 11:07:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150024.html Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group has bought the Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Waltham for an undisclosed sum. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150024.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 11:06:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150023.html Chelsea-based Metro Credit Union, which announced late last month that it would merge with the Massachusetts State Employees Credit Union, is about to become more visible. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150023.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 11:05:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150022.html Cambridge Savings Bank has begun offering remote deposit services to its mobile banking customers, the bank said. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150022.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 11:04:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150021.html The Massachusetts Association of Realtors' April Realtor market index hit 56.3 in April, an 86 percent improvement over the same month a year ago. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150021.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 11:03:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150020.html The Salem Five board of directors has added three new members to its executive committee, including longtime Heritage Bank director Donald S. Glass. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150020.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 10:31:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150028.html Rhode Island-based RBS Citizens Financial Group, which operates an extensive Citizens Bank branch network throughout New England, is expanding its nationwide student loan efforts in responsive to rising higher education costs. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150028.html Web Only Wed, 16 May 2012 10:16:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150027.html U.S. builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered housing market is healing. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150027.html Web Only Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150019.html The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding its first meeting after their pick to serve as interim executive director declined the offer. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150019.html Web Only Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150018.html Kevin Rourke has been appointed senior vice president and team leader in Salem Five's commercial banking division. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150018.html Web Only Tue, 15 May 2012 10:59:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150017.html Italy's banking and business community responded angrily on Tuesday to Moody's mass downgrade of Italian banks, calling the move irresponsible and an assault on the austerity-hit country as it struggles with an economic crisis. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150017.html Web Only Mon, 14 May 2012 11:35:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150004.html Technology consulting firm ICF International has inked a deal to move from Lexington to 13,800 square feet at 100 CambridgePark Drive in Cambridge. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news150004.html Web Only Fri, 11 May 2012 11:11:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149971.html Five-branch Needham Bank has launched a mobile banking application. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149971.html Web Only Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149970.html The Construction Institute, a Boston-based trade union group, has partnered with eMarketing4us to provide members with online and social media marketing courses. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149970.html Web Only Thu, 10 May 2012 11:32:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149964.html Boston tenant advisory firm Cresa has inked a partnership with SRS Real Estate Partners, a national retail real estate firm based in Dallas, Texas. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149964.html Web Only Thu, 10 May 2012 11:31:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149962.html RE/MAX Best Choice in Framingham has hired John Popp away from Coldwell Banker. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149962.html Web Only Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149995.html The Route 128 South office market has never been an area of high rents or low vacancy rates, but lately, there have been signs of life after the bloodbath that occurred during the recession. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149995.html Jim Cronin Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149986.html Steve Wynn's Foxborough casino fiasco made one thing clear: Money apparently can't buy you love - or competent public relations advice - these days. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149986.html Scott Van Voorhis Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149984.html We've long admired Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's ability and willingness to fearlessly tackle big problems with bold actions. But when it comes to a problem as complex and far-reaching as the ongoing foreclosure crisis, we fear that will, tenacity and initiative are still not enough to overcome the very basic, if brutal, principle of caveat emptor. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149984.html Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149985.html Appraisers bring small comfort to the homebuying process. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149985.html Eskay Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149990.html Pretending that we yearn for "civility" in politics is noble on the surface. But at the end of the day, we know that we prefer shrieking, argumentative candidates, tossing off insults as fast as their little pea brains can devise them. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149990.html Laurence D. Cohen Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149993.html Cranberries have long been praised for their many important health benefits. But a recent appellate case, Williams Bros. v. Peck, reveals they may have another curious property: The power to give title examiners headaches. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149993.html Colleen M. Sullivan Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149991.html We have all heard the situation before - a developer trying to take advantage of declining property values finds a distressed project and believes the project could be turned around with an infusion of fresh capital. The developer, in an effort to make an offer more attractive than other bidders, agrees to limited due diligence rights in the purchase agreement. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149991.html Jeff Matrullo, Thomas Regan and Mike Camilleri Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149994.html Martha Coakley has earned her reputation as a fierce defender of the public interest. In her six years as attorney general, she's taken on everyone from Goldman Sachs to Apple and the Environmental Protection Agency. But behind the power suits and courtroom battles, Coakley is a woman who enjoys long walks with her dogs, has fond memories growing up in the Berkshires and is known to crack a joke or two - despite her public perception. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149994.html Cassidy Murphy Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149988.html Everybody, it's said, hates the other guy's attorney - but they love their own. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149988.html Vincent M. Valvo Paper Mon, 14 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149989.html Tune into a Boston Red Sox game on the radio these days, and you'll hear an ad for Rockland Federal Credit Union. http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news149989.html Matt Brown Paper