Amazon Wants To Lease Office Space In Seaport, Hire 2,000 Workers
Amazon and the developer are seeking $5 million in city property tax breaks, which would depend on the company creating at least 2,000 jobs in the area by 2025.
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Amazon and the developer are seeking $5 million in city property tax breaks, which would depend on the company creating at least 2,000 jobs in the area by 2025.
The packages started to arrive in October as many as two a week and in each one as many as two to three items.
Amazon, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to create a health care company "free from profit-making incentives and constraints."
Mayor Marty Walsh said it was too early to talk about incentive packages Boston could propose in order to ensure the headquarters.
Amazon has announced its list of 20 cities that are finalists to host its second headquarters. But who will -- and who should -- win?
Jon says politicians should take notes on how Amazon is manipulating the search for its second corporate headquarters site.
Boston is still in the running to host Amazon's second headquarters after the company narrowed its list of candidates to 20 on Thursday.
These 11 ideas for gifts will work well for a number of people on your holiday shopping list. Just log on top the internet for easy shopping and delivery.
Law enforcement officials in Massachusetts say they have recovered dozens of stolen Amazon packages and hope to get them to their rightful recipients in time for Christmas.
Tech companies are promoting libertarian values and they are becoming a part of our everyday lives says author Noam Cohen.
A review of the best gifts to get for the techie in your life this holiday season.
On a busy Cyber Monday, there's no place busier than a place with the name "Amazon," like the company's Fall River warehouse, churning out box after box.
While a driver taking packages is unusual, it is not uncommon to hear about packages being stolen from front steps. How can you prevent it?
Amazon is giving Whole Foods shoppers an early gift for the holidays.
Cities across North America want the 50,000 jobs that come with Amazon's HQ2. But will it really make life for residents better?
It would allow delivery people to walk into your home and drop off a box when you're not there.
Amazon said Monday that it received 238 proposals from cities and regions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Boston was one of them.
The city of Boston has released the proposal it submitted to Amazon in hopes of landing the company's second headquarters.
More than 50 cities are nervously awaiting Amazon's headquarters location decision. But is there less to their promises than meets the eye?
Suffolk Downs is the main focus of Boston's bid to host the new Amazon headquarters, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told WBZ-TV Thursday.
I see that New Hampshire, in its bid to coax Amazon into building their east coast headquarters there, has decided to rip Massachusetts.
Between ten and 20 cities and towns across Massachusetts are scrambling to sell their locations.
New Hampshire is making a bid to attract Amazon's second headquarters.
A glitch left some Amazon customers very confused on Tuesday.
Could Boston be on the verge of luring another big company?
Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, Massachusetts won his first PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic on Sunday.
Ja'Lynn Polk, the former New England Patriots second-round pick, has decided to retire from the NFL at 24 years old, according to reports.
Long Point beach on Martha's Vineyard was closed all weekend after swimmers got caught in a rip current.
Boston weather forecast maps show where heavy rain and storms are expected Sunday night into Monday.
Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Connor Wong's double-play grounder as the streaking Boston Red Sox edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
Boston weather forecast maps show where heavy rain and storms are expected through Monday.
Pan-Mass Challenge riders crossed finish lines in Wellesley and Provincetown, Massachusetts Sunday to raise millions for Dana-Farber. WBZ-TV's Aaron Parseghian reports.
Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, Massachusetts won his first PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic on Sunday.
Long Point beach on Martha's Vineyard was closed all weekend after swimmers got caught in a rip current.
Ja'Lynn Polk, the former New England Patriots second-round pick, has decided to retire from the NFL at 24 years old, according to reports.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, Massachusetts won his first PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic on Sunday.
Ja'Lynn Polk, the former New England Patriots second-round pick, has decided to retire from the NFL at 24 years old, according to reports.
Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on Connor Wong's double-play grounder as the streaking Boston Red Sox edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
Ceddane Rafaela's go-ahead two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied after blowing an early lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night in the series opener.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.