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Business Journals
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Journals
Five things, plus dangerous temps, Beatles history and the Little League World Series
Good morning, Boston. Happy National Creamsicle Day. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Thursday. 1. St. Regis developer hit with new lawsuit over contract The developer of a luxury condo tower in the Seaport has been sued by a brokerage firm for breach of contract regarding the settlement of an earlier legal battle. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events 2. Is this PE-backed CPA firm looking to enter the Mass. market? One of the country's biggest public accounting firms has gotten a boost from private equity, fueling its possible expansion into Massachusetts and other states, William Hall reports. 3. How Mass. plans to pay out nearly 70,800 Uber Lyft drivers Nearly 70,800 Massachusetts drivers are expected to start seeing payments in the next few weeks from the Attorney General Office's multiyear litigation with Uber and Lyft, which last year ended with a settlement in which drivers would be paid a total of $140 million in back pay, Lucia Maffei reports. Sponsor this page! Want your brand aligned with the 5 Things You Need to Know? Contact Jill Cohen for more information and sponsorship opportunities. 4. BBJ's 40 Under 40 announced The Business Journal has selected 40 professionals under 40 for its annual BBJ 40 Under 40 recognition, which includes an event at Caveau on Oct. 15. Scroll down to see who made the list. 5. Boston developer expands downtown office footprint Grant Welker also reports that Boston developer Redgate has committed to a 10,000-square-foot lease at the 100 Federal St. office tower in downtown's Post Office Square, just a few blocks from its current address at 265 Franklin St. What else you need to know By the numbers 85 degrees — indoor temperature at a mental health facility in the South End, where workers are raising safety concerns for themselves and patients raising safety concerns 18 — days this summer with temperatures over 90 degrees $50.5 million — bridge loan to refinance two life sciences buildings in East Cambridge known as Cambridgeport Labs refinance two life sciences buildings 135 — companies from Massachusetts on the latest Inc. 5000 , down from 138 locally based companies last year Names and faces The sale of the Boston Celtics to a group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm has been approved by the NBA. The deal values the franchise at more than $6.1 billion, the largest ever for an American professional sports team, and the league said the transaction is expected to close shortly. Chris Davis, global brand president and chief marketing officer of New Balance, will join the honorary board of Boston 26, the nonprofit organization responsible for the FIFA World Cup 26 tournament preparations and celebrations in the Boston region. Today in history On this day in 1962, The Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein, decided to let go drummer Pete Best. (One day later, John Lennon and Paul McCartney would visit drummer Ringo Starr and ask him to join the band.) (On This Day In Music) What's good on WERS-FM Happiness, by The Heavy Heavy What I'm watching Department Q, on Netflix My favorite news story As an editor whose newsroom publishes dozens of stories a week, I probably shouldn't have favorites. Often, I'm asked 'what's your favorite story this week?' and usually I'm hard-pressed to come up with an answer. Today, my favorite story is not a business story at all. It's the Braintree Little League team in the Little League Baseball World Series. You've heard by now that the Braintree American Little League is scheduled to take the field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, today. They take on the Southeast team from Irmo, South Carolina, at 3 p.m., and I can't wait. The Little League World Series is always fun to watch, and with a hometown team representing all of New England, everyone in your office will likely be talking about today's game. Don't believe me? Take it from Steve Pratt, vice president of Braintree American Little League, who spoke with GBH News: 'I mean, just the entire town, the entire region, everywhere you go, that's all people want to talk about. And now seeing the boys down in Williamsport, putting on their new uniforms, you know getting their new equipment, it's unbelievable and it's been an incredible journey since the very beginning of the summer.' Here's hoping the journey continues for a couple more weeks. PARTING SHOT Here's who made the 2025 BBJ 40 Under 40, announced yesterday: Expand The Boston Business Journal chooses 40 stars of business to highlight in 2025. Alexandra Mason Previous Slide Showing slide 1 of 41 Next Slide Subscribe to the Morning Edition or Afternoon Edition for the business news you need to know, all free.
CBS News
04-08-2025
- CBS News
Alderman, neighbors stop trespassers from stripping abandoned building in Chatham
An abandoned building on the South Side was gutted over the weekend. Neighbors in Chatham caught people inside the former restaurant, tearing it apart, apparently wanting to sell the metal. Ald. William Hall (6th Ward) got wind of it and caught the suspects in the act on Sunday. He said they were going to sell the metal for their own business. "We do more action than talking," Christopher Hicks said. Hicks is very vigilant about his neighborhood. He's the president of Chatham United, a neighborhood block club. Last week, he and other neighbors saw people gutting out the building. "I kept getting calls from the neighbors saying, 'Hey, they're still working, they're still working." From there, we contacted the alderman's office and let him know what was going on," Hicks said. The building was formerly known as "Oooh Wee It Is," a soul food restaurant that was abandoned over a year ago. "Once we got word back, no permits for demolition. There was no license or application for business. It was then, at that point, I recognized it was an illegal operation," Hall said. Hall saw with his own eyes people illegally yanking metal out of this vacant building. "When I turned down the block, was mayhem. I saw individuals going in and out, trucks rather lining up, cars going in and out, trucks lining up to begin to take scraps," he said. Hall said he immediately called the Department of Buildings Commissioner, Marlene Hopkins, and got them shut down in less than 30 minutes. The orange notice was placed on the building, stating that all construction work must stop immediately. "I called her at 5:30-ish. Before 6 o'clock, this was resolved and that's because that staff of building inspectors, they work all hours of the day," said. Hall said the holes in the walls lead to questions about whether the building is structurally sound. He said the building must be up to code. "It could collapse," he said. He said it's unclear who owns the building because a trust hides it. According to the Illinois State Bar Association, a property, like a house, might be placed in a trust primarily to avoid the probate process, maintain privacy, and potentially offer some level of asset protection. "Whoever owns this, the trust, we don't trust you. We've been catching you do illegal things. So until this trust is trustworthy, our office is going to make sure that nobody steps on this premises to do whatever they want to continue to do," Hall said. "We are lights, camera, action. We have lights on our houses, we have cameras around here, and we take action when we need to take action. This is an example of taking action," Hicks said. Hall says to keep them from coming back, he had a concrete barrier placed in front of the parking lot, to prevent anyone from driving inside.
BBC News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Cambridge mystery of Edwardian family photo album solved
The fascinating story behind a pre-World War One family photo album found in a second-hand book shop has been painstakingly unearthed by a researcher. Stand-out images included ones of an airship, which came down in the middle of Cambridge during huge Army manoeuvres attended by George V in Michelle Bullivant dug into the story, she realised the family had links to the city, but were London-based, with connections to Fulham and Arsenal football clubs. "I'm now 100% sure it belonged to William and Kate Hall, who got married in Cambridge, but there are still so many stories to explore within the album," she said. Miss Bullivant was rummaging through a pile of books at antiquarian booksellers G David, in St Edward's Passage, Cambridge, two years ago, when she came across the album. Her attention was immediately caught by obvious links to the city - pictures of rowers on the river at Stourbridge Common, the university's Senate House and Great St Mary's church, as well as of the Beta II airship floating above Jesus Grove which was a small piece of land next to Jesus Green. "I thought I had to get it," said the archaeological and historical consultant from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge. It stayed on a shelf at her home until a recent bereavement gave her a "kick start to get on with things". Her first thought was the album might belong to the Marshall family, who set up a garage business which eventually became Marshall Aerospace and Defence 1912, their garage was close to Jesus Grove, and it was their mechanics who helped fix the broken airship during the Army manoeuvres. These were the last war games held before the outbreak of World War One and were based in and around Cambridge. Many of the troops were based on Midsummer Common, where the airship experienced mechanical Bullivant said: "The airship captain used a loud speaker to give instructions to the troops to manhandle the Beta II down, using ropes."Huge crowds of people gathered around the airship, so it was moved to the more secluded Jesus Grove. The second reason why she thought there could be a Marshall connection was the many pictures of cars, but her research soon ruled that discovered a large, detached houses pictured was Devonshire House in Battersea, London, then owned by an Augustus Hall."I compiled a family tree of all his brothers and sisters, cross-referencing their addresses and looking up their homes, and I recognised the house where everyone was having their pictures taken - Woodborough Road in Putney, said Miss Bullivant."It was owned by William Hall and it turned out he'd married Kate Davis in Cambridge in 1899 - so finally, I had my link to Cambridge." Census research confirmed Kate was the daughter of a college servant, living in Queen's Lane in 1881."But that seems quite strange, I mean what kind of servant? The family pictured seem quite wealthy," she couple had one daughter, Elsa, who appears in many of the Hall was a director of both Fulham and [Woolwich] Arsenal football clubs and he ran a successful metal work business in Bullivant believes at least one of the photos shows a Fulham match and she is waiting to hear if the Premier League club's archivist can verify this. It took her about a fortnight to track down these details, which she shared on her blog, hoping other researchers will add to the details. She also hopes any remaining members of the Hall family might get in contact."There's so many elements to it, the football, the rowing, the military pictures - and it's amazing how it's grown from me not knowing anything about these people to knowing so much," she said. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Canada Standard
05-06-2025
- Canada Standard
HMCS William Hall contributes to significant seizure of illegal narcotics on Operation CARIBBE
Canada News Centre 05 Jun 2025, 02:20 GMT+10 June 4, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces On May 29 and 31, while deployed in support of Operation CARIBBE, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall and an embarked United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) successfully conducted seizures of more than 1300 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. During two separate maritime patrols, multi-role rescue boats were deployed from HMCS William Hall to intercept vessels of interest in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the seizures. These successful interdictions underscore the enduring collaboration and interoperability between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and USCG and support- international efforts to prevent the flow of illicit substances into Canada and North America. Canada's contribution to United States-led Enhanced Counternarcotics Operations under Joint Interagency Task Force South represents an important dimension of our relationship with our ally, the United States, and partners in the region. This collective effort enables us to achieve greater success in making the continent more secure from the threats posed by illicit trafficking and supports broader efforts to enhance regional and continental security.
Axios
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Racial evolution of the Chicago City Council
Editors note: This story is part of our ongoing series about equity in a city that has recently reached a nearly equal balance of one-third Black, white and Latino residents. Today we examine racial representation on the Chicago City Council. After decades of so-called "plantation wards" occupied by non-white residents but led by white alders, today's Chicago City Council nearly matches the racial makeup of the city's population, thanks to a transformational 2023 election. Why it matters: Equitable racial representation in government can help drive equitable policies and outcomes. But diversity efforts are facing federal pushback, including an investigation launched this week into Mayor Brandon Johnson for allegedly favoring Black hires on his staff. The big picture: For decades, white alders held disproportionate power on the council, but today they hold 28% of council seats, lagging behind their 32% of the 2024 population. Black representation has flipped from 30% of council seats in the 1980s (when Black residents were 40% of the city) to 40% today, while the Black population is 28% of the city. "Well, finally," says Black freshman Ald. William Hall (6th). "How many years did it take to get here and to get the first Black female finance [committee] chair and general counsel? I think that what we're doing is catching up. It's inspirational when you see people who look like you leading and serving and working." Latino representation grew from a single alder in 1983 to 14 today, or 28% of the council, nearly matching the city's 29% Latino population. Many Latino alders, including Latino Caucus chair Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), represent racially mixed wards, creating a need to balance a variety of priorities. "I think [ethnic] representation is very important," Vasquez tells Axios. "But what's more important is that we're in touch with the constituents in our communities and we really listen." Asian representation hit its highest point (4%) in 2023 after Nicole Lee (11th) and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) won seats representing Chinatown and Edgewater/Uptown. Still, it remains behind the city's 7% Asian population. "I just think it's important to bring our perspectives to the table," Filipino American Manaa-Hoppenworth tells Axios. "We bring the perspective of immigrants seeking better lives, and we know that to build strong communities, you need to bring empathy and collaboration, so I'm proud to be here in the city council doing that." Between the lines: Some of the biggest power struggles on the council have shifted from Black and white issues to skirmishes between the Black and Latino caucuses. Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) called the intense 2022 ward remap battle for representation"probably the most racialized thing I've ever been a part of." Yes, but: Some alders say race is playing a shrinking role in voter choice as Black alders lead at least four plurality white wards. "I think people are now voting based on the quality of the service that you give them, not your ethnicity," Black Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), who represents the plurality white 27th Ward, tells Axios. "Maybe we're starting to get into Dr. Martin Luther King's dream when people are judged not based on their race." Reality check: Council power hasn't yet translated to economic power. A new Urban League analysis suggests the median net worth of a Black Chicago family is $0 compared to $210,000 for white families. This is one of the reasons Hadden believes the Black caucus, for all its diverse views, remains important. "A lot of our efforts are really based on equity and parity, whether it's in contracting or the distribution of grants or economic development," she said. "And so that's still very important to me as a black Chicagoan, and it's important to my community." What's next: Former council member Dick Simpson says he's not surprised to see council representation lag behind population changes as alders use "gerrymandering to protect political bases."
