Connector still experiencing delays

The Bay State's health insurance website is improving, but remains a work in progress, with an online payment system that is causing frustration, state officials said yesterday. Consumers continue to experience long wait times due to heavy volumes at...

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Hot Property: New promotions try to lure renters

Sign an apartment lease and enter a raffle to win a $5,000 gift card. With nine new apartment complexes opening in Boston and Cambridge this year, competition for renters is heating up, and some buildings that opened within the past year or so and still...

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South Bay Center owner plans nearby mixed-use project

The owner of South Bay Center has plans for a large mixed-use project that would include a hotel, movie theater and up to 500 units of multi­family housing next to the Dorchester shopping center. The "town center" project proposed by retail real estate...

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Challenges lie ahead for new director of Mass Health Connector

Leadership changes, a board shakeup, improved communication and a better Obamacare website are all top priorities as the new executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector tries to reform the troubled agency. "If this were climbing Mount Everest,...

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Ten Mass. locales see big home value gains

Ten Bay State communities, including two Boston neighborhoods, saw big double-digit gains in home values in the past nine years. According to a new Top 10 list compiled by the Warren Group, which publishes Banker and Tradesman, the 10 communities are...

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Edward Davis joins firm that pinpoints indoor gunshots

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis has joined a Bay State tech company that is marketing technology to summon cops and pinpoint the location of gunshots in indoor shooter situations. "Shooter Detection Systems is an extremely innovative...

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Liberty Mutual eyes Texas hub

Boston-based Liberty Mutual, which is reportedly looking at building a new hub for 4,000 employees in Texas, says it has no plans to relocate its Bay State staffers. News outlets in Texas began reporting last week that the insurance giant has its sights...

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State vaccination exemptions up tenfold over 30 years

Religious and medical exemptions claimed by Bay State parents as a reason not to vaccinate their children against potentially deadly diseases like measles have risen nearly tenfold in the past 30 years — and the state Department of Public Health says...

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Wynn expecting a big win

Wynn Resorts is projecting big money from its casino in Everett, telling investors the Boston-area resort will be a winner for Wynn and Massachusetts. "We are going to be responsible for $50 million a month in revenue for this state, probably another...

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Boston startup HourlyNerd poised for growth

A Boston startup that connects businesses with freelance consultants and experts has raised nearly $8 million to extend its services to large com­panies. "There are hundreds, if not thousands, of projects that a client like General Electric is not able...

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Advocates say 150,000 need more fuel assistance due to harsh winter

Advocates for the poor are calling on state officials to provide immediate aid to approximately 150,000 low-income Massachusetts households — about one-third of them seniors — who have exhausted their fuel-assistance benefits due to one of the coldest...

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Ronan Farrow charts new course at MSNBC

The roving news correspondent worked his sources in Paris for days, with nary a chance to eat. His efforts paid off, with a couple of exclusive interviews with interesting people affected by the tragic Charlie Hebdo murders. Next he had to prepare to...

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