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Vacancy Rates, Slow Start Don’t Stop Office Seekers
By Joe Clements
High vacancy rates and a sluggish beginning to 2006 in some communities north of Boston has not dampened enthusiasm for the area’s office market, or so it would seem from a new Cummings Properties building breaking ground last week in Wilmington and sales negotiations on several commercial real estate assets along that same stretch of Interstate 93 near its connection to Interstate 495.
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State Regulators Target Online Payday Lenders
By Andrea Gregory
Need quick cash? A few keystrokes on the popular craigslist Web site’s Boston page (www.boston.craigslist.org) will lead people in need of small loans right into the clutches of illegal payday lenders.
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Church Project Creating Controversy
By Aglaia Pikounis
A plan to transform a former church property in Cambridge into a high-end condominium complex has stirred up controversy, with neighbors arguing that the project is too dense and will exacerbate parking problems in the area.
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Millionaire Visits Area Schools to Teach About Saving Money
By Andrea Gregory
Larry Lynch, a venture capitalist and self-made millionaire who educates children and families on saving money, is putting a new spin on the old phrase “money talks.” Only he’s translated the complex language of finance into a kid-friendly series of conversations titled “So, who wants to be a millionaire?”
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Improvements in Office Sector Now Spreading Through Hub
By Joe Clements
It may be too early to declare a total recovery of Boston’s office market, but improvements seen of late in the core Financial District do finally appear to be extending outward, as evidenced by brisk activity in such fringe areas as Charlestown, North Station and Fort Point Channel.
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Green Rooftops to Be Toured During Conference in Boston
By Aglaia Pikounis
Boston’s rooftops are getting greener. And this week, architects, landscape designers and engineers from all over the world will have a chance to tour some of the city’s best examples of roofs where lush gardens and leafy parks have taken root.
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