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Housing Committee Votes Big for Rent Control Bills

By State House News Service | Jun 1, 2020 | Reprints

A Beacon Hill committee has endorsed two bills that would clear the way for rent control to return to Massachusetts more than two and a half decades after voters narrowly banned the practice statewide.

Downtown Stores Damaged as Protests, Peaceful by Day, Turn Violent at Nightfall

By The Associated Press | Jun 1, 2020 | Reprints

A Sunday afternoon of mostly peaceful protests in Boston broke at nightfall when protesters clashed with officers, throwing rocks, breaking into several stores and lighting a police vehicle on fire.

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Baker: Restaurants Could Get Reopening Date Next Week

By State House News Service | May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Restaurants and lodging businesses face a slew of new mandatory safety standards when they reopen or expand operations beyond current pandemic-forced levels.

Amazon ‘Last-Mile’ Distribution Center Proposed in South Boston

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

A 22-acre cluster of industrial properties and parking lots near South Boston’s Andrew Square MBTA’s is being prepared for redevelopment including a last-mile distribution center for Amazon.

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Walsh Issues Boston Office Reopening Guidelines

May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh issued guidelines for office buildings in the city that plan to reopen to tenants on Monday. The guidelines largely mirror the state’s guidelines and industry practices.

HarborOne Mortgage Opens Chelsea Office

May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Brockton-based HarborOne Mortgage announced today it has opened a branch office in Chelsea at 70 Everett Ave.

House OKs Extension of PPP Loan Deadline

By The Associated Press | May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

The House gave sweeping bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation modify the terms of Paycheck Protection Program loans made to businesses that have suffered COVID-related losses.

Community Good Works

May 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Members of the banking and commercial real estate industries made donations of critical masks to health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Boston Marathon Cancelled

By State House News Service | May 28, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link

The previously postponed 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday.

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Avidia Shows How Relationship Between Banks and Fintechs May Shift

Hudson-based Avidia Bank made a bold move last month, becoming the first community bank in the country to join The Clearing House’s real-time payments network and in the process showing how the relationship between fintechs and banks may soon start to shift.