Tundra’s great take on cargo

The Tundra SR5, Toyota's workhorse pickup truck, takes driving big cargo to a new level. Whether in the city or on a work site, the 381-horsepower, 5.7-liter iForce V8 engine commands the road — it is the "Big Dog." Pulling into traffic and passing...

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River beckons just outside new Danvers condo

This new townhouse condo along the Porter ­River in Danvers is designed for boaters as it includes a 35-foot boat slip right outside the door. Unit 7 at Mariners Point at 58 River St. is one of 11 new units in four buildings being built on the two-acre...

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Let’s Face it, selling your data beats fee

A big fat cry-me-a-river to all the outrage over Facebook's announcement that it will sell your web-browsing data to advertisers. Did people think Facebook was collecting data about your every move on the Web just to keep itself warm at night? Either...

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Hate Cape traffic? Join the (Bay) Club

Like the Cape but hate the bridge traffic? Waltham builder/developer Paul Abelite has a solution. He's building moderate-sized single-families priced in the mid-$500,000 to mid-$600,000 range on the grounds of the toney Bay Club at Mattapoisett, a...

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Deval Patrick inks pact with Japanese trade organization

Officials expect a new pact with a Japanese trade organization will strengthen the growing economic relationship between the Bay State and the Asian industrial giant. "We've already seen a trend of Japanese life science companies choosing Massachusetts,"...

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The Ticker

Bain, Goldman Sachs 
settle antitrust suit Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bain Capital Partners LLC agreed to pay a total of $121 million to settle claims they suppressed competition in some of the biggest deals of the leveraged buyout boom before the...

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Business Protocol: Dress for work, not for beach parties

Are spaghetti straps appropriate for the office? What about Hawaiian shirts? Flip-flops? Or short shorts? Summer is here, and so too is inappropriate dress in the workplace. For anyone trying to make an impression, dressing as if you're heading to...

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USOC to meet in Hub today

The U.S. Olympic Committee's board of directors will meet today in Boston, which reportedly is on its short list for a U.S. bid for the 2024 Olympic games. The meeting is expected to be a standard one for the board, which holds its quarterly meetings...

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Springfield site may sway issue

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission's anticipated vote Friday to license the state's first casino in Springfield may spur economic activity experts say could boost public confidence in expanded gaming and counter the negative view pushed by the repeal...

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Grocers try out cart for special-needs kids

People taking care of children with disabilities can grocery shop with more ease thanks to Caroline's Cart. The shopping cart, 
specially designed to accommodate children and adults with special needs, is now at a number of Massachusetts supermarkets,...

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Startup tests resistance to HIV drugs

A simple, fast, affordable test developed by a Boston-based MassChallenge finalist is able to determine which drugs HIV is resistant to, saving money and lives. Using a technology called Pan Degenerate Amplification and Adaptation, Aldatu Biosciences...

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Drones fly with Mass. users

Some Bay State businesses are already putting drones in the air to boost their bottom line as the Federal Aviation Administration hints it may be open to some commercial uses of the hovering craft. "It's a novelty now, but I think it will become more...

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