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Massachusetts to Allocate $46M for EV Charging Infrastructure
Government Technology
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August 18, 2025
(TNS) — Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is seeking to expand charging stations for electric vehicles as part of broader efforts to get more drivers to ditch their gas-powered vehicles, but the spending comes amid increasing uncertainty about...
Massachusetts Man Wins $4М Top Prize from State Lottery
Gambling News - New York
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August 18, 2025
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player has claimed the final $4 million top prize in the “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” game, the lottery announced Thursday. Player Claims $4M Massachusetts State Lottery Win The winning ticket was purchased at...
Boston Safety Expert Rony Jabour To Speak At 2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo In Denver
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) Rony Jabour will speak at the 2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo in Denver, presenting practical strategies to improve safety for Hispanic workers in the U.S. Rony Jabour, international workplace safety expert and founder of United...
These are the best restaurants in Boston of 2025, according to NYT
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 18, 2025
Food The guide is updated from 2024, when The New York Times first featured its "Where to Eat: Boston" list, and this year it includes three new restaurants. Shrimp Mozambique with chili, lemon and cerveja at Baleia, a new Portuguese restaurant in...
Massachusetts Auditor Notes ‘Violations’ and ‘Mismanagement’ At Cannabis Control Commission
Ganjapreneur - Washington
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August 18, 2025
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio last week released an audit of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), claiming to have uncovered violations and mismanagement issues at the commission, NBC Boston reports. The audit found that officials...
Intrinsic Therapeutics Appoints Industry Veterans Mike Lytle and Dave Decker to Lead Sales and Advance Discectomy Treatment
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., a medical technology company committed to redefining the standard of care for lumbar discectomy patients with large annular defects by reducing reoperations for reherniations by...
Investment opportunities in Indonesia’s growing logistics sector
The Jakarta Post
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ndonesia's logistics industry presents significant investment opportunities, driven by robust demand growth and transformative market trends. According to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the logistics sector in Indonesia is forecast...
People Moves: Insurance Women Chapter Forms in Western Massachusetts
Insurance Journal
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August 18, 2025
Pioneer Valley Launches MAIW Chapter Insurance industry professionals have established a new chapter of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Women (MAIW) in the Pioneer Valley region in western Massachusetts. The 2025-2026 MAIW – Pioneer...
Tenants win small victory in Massachusetts budget but housing policy mostly...
People's World
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August 18, 2025
AP BOSTON—Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a new $60.9 billion fiscal budget into law, and nearly a month sooner than last year’s budget. While the budget details expenditures for all the various state and state-subsidized organizations,...
UNLV Launches Hub to Study AI’s Impact on Gaming Industry
Government Technology
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August 18, 2025
(TNS) — The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry's digital transformation. Co-founder Kasra Ghaharian, the institute's director...
Suffolk Construction will soon get more revenue from New York projects than Boston
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Suffolk Construction chief John Fish says the $2 billion reconstruction of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York is the most ambitious historic restoration project his company has ever done. And as Suffolk opens the doors to the remodeled...
Harrisburg firm adds energy lobbyist as VP
Central Penn Business Journal - Pennsylvania
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August 18, 2025
McNees Government Relations (McNees GR) names veteran energy lobbyist and attorney Michael Killion as vice president, strengthening its government affairs and policy team. Killion has built a more than 25-year government and policy career that...
Worker injured in wall collapse at Canton home construction site
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A construction worker was taken to the hospital after they were pinned beneath a wall that collapsed at home under construction in Canton on Monday, officials said. The collapse was reported at 10:24 a.m. at 10 Lake Road, where workers were...
Caitlin Clark's ritual with Aliyah Boston hits differently after the Fever star sits out the game
MARCA
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August 18, 2025
Caitlin Clark has now missed 13 consecutive games, and the impact is felt far beyond the stands. Fans miss seeing their star in action, but it's the Fever team that truly feels her absence. Clark's leadership, confidence, and presence-even from...
Leading Data Center Lawyer At Forefront Of Digital Infrastructure Industry Joins Latham & Watkins In Chicago
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Rechtin represents developers, private equity firms, and other private capital providers for data center and digital infrastructure projects. He is particularly focused on all types of leasing and end user agreements to...
Secretive religious community on Cape Cod sued for allegedly forcing children to work construction without pay
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Lawyers for Oliver Ortolani said in a 30-page civil complaint that he was one of “several” minors who, while living in the community, were forced to build a performing arts center without pay. “For almost two years, Plaintiff and several other...
From Superman to MLK, 97-year-old Andover resident and comic artist honored in Boston for his legendary career
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“That’s a beautiful finale of my life, really,” Barry said of receiving the award during an interview with the Globe at his assisted living residence in Andover prior to the event. “It’s wonderful now that I’m being recognized. It took 30 years...
NFL Player Deatrich Wise Jr. Celebrates First Year as Co-Owner of Boston’s Veggie Galaxy
FSR
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August 18, 2025
NFL star and Super Bowl champion Deatrich Wise Jr. is celebrating his first anniversary as co-owner of Boston’s beloved Veggie Galaxy, marking a milestone in his ongoing mission to shift the narrative around vegan and vegetarian cuisine from niche...
Federal Funding Uncertainty Pressures Life Sciences Industry
GlobeSt
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Hundreds of terminated or frozen life sciences grants have been reinstated, but policy surrounding federal funding remains uncertain and the impact on commercial real estate is unclear, according to Newmark’s latest life science market trends...
Private-equity backed prison health companies continue despite decade of alleged constitutional violations
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Early one morning this spring, staff at a Santa Barbara county jail heard screams coming from one of the cells. A 57-year-old inmate was moaning and hyperventilating. She said her “guts are all twisted up”. Rather than sending her to the ER,...