Nubian Square Proposals Include Food Market, Timber Tower
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link 
Three diverse development teams are seeking to build mixed-use projects in Roxbury’s Nubian Square, including proposals that include a public market, 14-story mass timber tower and sustainable designs that reduce urban heat island effects.
Noninterest Income Boosts Revenue at HarborOne, Rockland Trust
By Diane McLaughlin | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
While federal economic aid payments and efforts to assist customers affected by the pandemic led to lower fee income at some banks, mortgage activity helped offset some of these losses.
Judge Plans Eviction Moratorium Ruling ‘As Soon As I Can’
By State House News Service | Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Landlords who are unable to remove non-paying tenants due to a statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures face “potentially devastating” economic harm, an attorney argued in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday.
Berkshire Bank Writes Off $554M in Goodwill
By James Sanna | Jul 30, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
With most bank stocks trading much lower than pre-pandemic levels, Berkshire Bank announced in its second-quarter earnings statement that it had written off all goodwill on its books resulting from previous acquisitions.
Former Attorney, Wife Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A former Massachusetts attorney and his wife were indicted on Tuesday in Boston federal court in connection with various mortgage fraud schemes.
‘Flipping Boston’ Host Launches CRE Investment Firm
Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The former host of the A&E show “Flipping Boston” has launched a commercial real estate investment firm and announced a partnership with another reality TV figure.
Unemployment Claims, COVID Cases Tick Up in Mass.
By State House News Service | Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The number of first-time unemployment aid claims crept up last week in both Massachusetts and nationwide compared to the prior week, hinting at ongoing volatility in the job market and continuing economic uncertainty more than four months into the pandemic.
Dunkin’ to Close 800 US Stores as Pandemic Hurts Sales
By The Associated Press | Jul 31, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Dunkin’ Brands Inc. expects to close up to 800 underperforming U.S. stores this year as it tries to shore up its portfolio in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump: ‘Suburban Dream’ Preserved by Revoking Fair Housing Rule
By The Associated Press | Jul 30, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
President Donald Trump amplified a message in a tweet Wednesday that is growing into a central theme of his reelection campaign against Joe Biden: an assertion that crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in November.
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