Applicants prefer to open Hub pot shops

Three of the four companies state health officials invited to apply for a medical marijuana dispensary license in counties that don't yet have a planned facility want to set up shop in Boston, according to the Department of Public Health. JCS Holdings...

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Japanese retailer Uniqlo opens first 2 Mass. stores

Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo opened its first two Massachusetts stores yesterday, and plans to open two more in the next month. More than 100 people were in line when the doors opened at both the Natick Mall and The Mall at Chestnut Hill....

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Registry to hold plate
lottery in new branch MassDOT Registrar of Motor Vehicles Celia J. Blue announced the annual low number license plate lottery drawing will be held on Sept. 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the RMV's soon-to-open branch at 136 Blackstone...

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Glimpse behind scenes of Demoulas standoff

A fearless Arthur T. Demoulas called the Market Basket board's bluff by refusing to end an employee uprising, or pay a security deposit during grueling negotiations, until he and his sisters won total control of the 71-store grocery chain, sources told...

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Boston floods FEMA with appeal

Boston yesterday filed an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency of its controversial preliminary flood maps, which could substantially raise insurance rates for thousands of city residents and force thousands of others to obtain flood insurance...

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Asian stocks post cautious gains, Qantas surges

TOKYO — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday but gains were muted ahead of U.S. economic data and possible policy announcements from Japan. KEEPING SCORE: The Nikkei 225, the benchmark for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, inched down 0.5 percent...

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Bowman: How to save face when you forget names

Many of us are challenged remembering names perhaps because we are not giving our full attention during introductions — we may be thinking about what we are going to say rather really listening to learn, remember and use a person's name. Even if you...

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US credit card late payments down in 2Q

LOS ANGELES — Americans are doing a better job of making timely credit card payments, even as many lenders increasingly extend credit to more people with less-than-perfect credit. Credit reporting agency TransUnion says the rate of U.S. credit card...

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Microsoft’s newest Surface trying to top laptop

A burning tech question at the start of the 2014-15 school year is whether Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 can be a true laptop replacement. The answer is … pretty much. I'm writing this column on the Surface Pro 3 — Microsoft's signature hardware device...

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Bay State advocates fight food insecurity

Advocates for the hungry are hoping a new law, requiring any Massachusetts business disposing of one ton or more of food per week to divert it from landfills as of Oct. 1, will mean more food for people who need it. "Our goal is to serve all of Massachusetts,"...

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Watertown publisher cooks up mag with kid-friendly recipes

Five years ago, cookbook writer Sally Sampson was sick of hearing that the obesity epidemic was being fueled by a culture in which fast food was cheaper to buy than healthy food cooked at home. So she decided to try a little experiment: She assembled...

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Redesigning for hip tenants

Boston's architecture sector has rebounded with a vengeance after the housing bubble burst in 2008, and one firm — using a unique business model focused on younger, hip tenants — has grown exponentially and continues to pick up big-name projects. CBT...

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