1,000 feet too tall for Hub tower, FAA rules
The Boston Globe — May 16, 2008
Mayor Thomas M. Menino's dream of a 1,000-foot tower in downtown Boston will have to shrink to meet the objections of federal officials, who fear it would obstruct aircraft flying in and out of Logan Airport.

Shop owners paying price to stay in Harvard Square
Boston Business Journal — May 16, 2008
Once perceived as losing ground to national chains, local independent operators are still the core of Harvard Square, according to a recent survey.

Business remains brisk among Boston-area hotels
Boston Business Journal — May 16, 2008
The economy may have some business owners singing the blues, but Boston's hoteliers are not among them. Indeed, many are even raising prices.

Fed Should Avert Price Bubbles With Regulation, Mishkin Says
Bloomberg.com — May 16, 2008
Central bankers should strengthen regulation to avert a credit-fueled increase in asset prices and forgo raising interest rates in an attempt to reverse a future price surge, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said.

Studio project on a roll
The Boston Globe — May 15, 2008
Momentum behind a $300 million film studio, proposed for 300 acres of town-owned land in south Plymouth, is building daily as a critical June 9 Special Town Meeting vote on the project nears.

Boston to hold design contest for Dudley Square site
The Boston Globe — May 15, 2008
The city will sponsor a design competition this year to turn the remnant of the historic Ferdinand Building in Roxbury's Dudley Square into the most environmentally friendly government office building ever, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said last night.

Interest in life sciences still healthy
The Boston Globe — May 15, 2008
Despite recent turmoil in the credit and stock markets, investors continue to pour money into local life sciences start-ups.

Boston’s Apple Store about to bear fruit
Boston Herald — May 15, 2008
Thousands of Mac fans and technology geeks are expected to descend on Boylston Street today for the 6 p.m. opening of Boston’s first Apple Store, the largest in the country.

Bernanke: Financial markets better, but still 'far from normal'
The Boston Globe — May 14, 2008
Financial markets are starting to work better, Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday, but are still not functioning normally despite Fed intervention. Meanwhile, new data on retail sales suggests American consumers, though stressed, are not cutting their spending in a dramatic way.

South Shore Plaza expansion for Nordstrom approved
MetroWest Daily News — May 14, 2008
It’s official: Nordstrom is coming to the South Shore Plaza.

Ten-story building proposed for site on Stuart Street
Boston Herald — May 13, 2008
The long-defunct Jae’s restaurant would be replaced by an office and retail complex in the latest redevelopment project along the Stuart Street corridor.

Tourists takin’ to Boston
Boston Herald — May 12, 2008
A summer of record-high gas prices potentially eclipsing $4 a gallon amid a credit crisis and weakening economy threatens to rain on Boston’s tourism parade - but local hospitality players are nonetheless forecasting a sunny outlook for the season.

Adding more choices to Dorchester
The Boston Globe — May 11, 2008
Dorchester is a tough sell when it comes to luxury condominiums, and the sprawling Boston neighborhood is not accustomed to trendy restaurants and retails shops either.

Feds widen search for FBI Boston site
Boston Herald — May 10, 2008
A site for a new headquarters in Boston is still on the FBI’s most wanted list, more than a year after the agency first started its hunt for a new home.