Care.com shares skyrocket to $24.30

Shares of Waltham-based Care.com shot up yesterday, marking a successful first day of trading for the Boston area's first tech IPO in a year and a half. Care.com shares closed at $24.30, up nearly 43 percent from the IPO price of $17 per share. Coming...

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New Danvers condo has rosy view, fine finishes

This new 71-unit condo complex in Danvers offers high-quality finishes and lots of space for prices ranging between $299,000 and $400,000. Off Route 114, Residences at Rose Court features condos with kitchens that have 42-inch cabinets, granite countertops...

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Experts: Care.com IPO shows Hub’s Web savvy

The long-awaited initial public offering of Boston-based Care.com shows that consumer-oriented startups can find success locally and offers a boost to other such companies in the region, experts said. "I think it's a fantastic example of how to build...

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Mass. jobless rate dips, but trails U.S.

Massachusetts added more than 10,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped slightly, but the gap between the state's and the nation's jobless rate continued to widen. "We're just staying the same and the U.S. has been going down," said Elliot...

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Chain targets part-timers

Target's decision to move its part-time workers from its own insurance program to Obama­care likely marks the opening of the floodgates for other com­panies to do the same, potentially pushing tens of thousands of Bay State part-timers onto government-sanctioned...

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Website woes seen months before launch

State officials overseeing the Health Connector website knew as early as February 2013 — some nine months before launch — that parts of the $69 million Obamacare gateway would probably be delayed, public records obtained by the Herald last night revealed....

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WeWork to rent desks to startups

A new collaborative office space for startups is coming to Boston, and organizers say it can add a sense of community to start-ups in Boston. "WeWork is going to bring the most amazing startup community in Boston," said Hunter Perry, a Boston startup...

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Builder bets on Eastie waterfront

Gerding Edlen is betting on a turnaround for East Boston waterfront development and prospects for a stalled New Street project. The Portland, Ore., developer paid $7.27 million for the 3.9-acre parcel at 6-26 New St., near LoPresti Park on the inner...

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West Coast firm buys One Kendall Square for $395M

San Francisco's 
Divco­West increased its Boston-area holdings last week with the $395 million purchase of the One Kendall Square office, lab and retail complex in Cambridge. The San Francisco real estate investment firm bought the nine-building, 670,000-square-foot...

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Drone bill headed to State House

A bill that would restrict how police in Massachusetts can use drones — requiring warrants and banning weapons — goes to a Transportation Committee hearing on Beacon Hill tomorrow. "I just want to ensure we don't have a major intrusion of our privacy...

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Chestnut Hill attracts hip Back Bay shops

Newbury Street has long been the marquee address for posh brands to make their Boston debut. But lately a stretch of Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill is giving the Back Bay a run for its money with a slew of chic retailers opening new, bigger spaces....

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Boston company Global Rescue guarding U.S. skiers at Sochi

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is relying on a Boston company to get its team members out of a tight spot in the event of a terrorist attack or other crisis at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "When something does happen, it's...

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