The following represents articles of interest to the Boston real estate community that appeared in various publications during the week.
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Real Estate Articles of Note
Red Sox 'Truck Day' has arrived!
The Boston Globe — February 12, 2010
Sorry Punxsutawney Phil and your six-more-weeks-of-winter prediction, but if you live in New England and are a fan of Red Sox, a sure sign of spring has arrived -- Truck Day!
Retail sales gains in January could boost growth
The Boston Globe — February 12, 2010
A modestly better-than-expected report on retail sales for January could suggest stronger economic growth in coming months. But this week's severe snowstorms will likely depress activity in February.
Liberty Mutual sets Hub expansion
The Boston Globe — February 12, 2010
Liberty Mutual Group, one of Boston’s oldest corporate titans, will expand its operations in the Back Bay with a $300 million office tower and 600 additional employees, a sharp reversal of the city’s recent history of losing the headquarters of large employers that once dominated its landscape.
Big tech firms ramp up IT hiring
Boston Business Journal — February 12, 2010
A year after the economy battered the balance sheets of technology firms, several Massachusetts IT firms that laid off workers have begun hiring again — a sign of confidence that the sector will rebound this year.
Framingham looks to replace downtown rotary
Metrowest Daily News — February 11, 2010
The town has a $7.5 million plan it hopes will breathe new life into the economically stagnant downtown.
Study: Bay State growing as film industry location, adding construction jobs
Beverly Citizen — February 11, 2010
While most of the nation’s film and television production still takes place in New York and California, Massachusetts ranks high among the fastest growing locations, according to a UMass-Boston study released Thursday.
Down to its last chance
The Boston Globe — February 10, 2010
Massachusetts transportation officials have begun severing ties with the developers of Columbus Center, the latest, and perhaps last, chapter in one of the most ambitious and controversial projects in Boston’s development history.
Building A Case for a Second-Half Recovery in 2010
National Real Estate Investor — February 8, 2010
Several positive developments are emerging in the real estate capital markets, providing a glimpse of optimism as investor sentiment appears to rebound.
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