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Plans to remake Mildred Hailey housing complex advance

They call for eventually adding 437 apartments while also replacing 235 existing units on the Jamaica Plain site.

Massachusetts no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation

The Massachusetts job market continued to recover in August as employers added jobs for the fourth consecutive month and the unemployment rate declined sharply, the US Labor Department said Friday.

Trump administration bans TikTok and WeChat distribution in US. What does this actually mean?

New downloads of the Chinese apps will be prohibited as of Sunday, and US companies cannot use them to conduct financial transactions.

Converse takes an inclusive approach with new marketing campaign targeted at youth
The Boston-based division of Nike is investing $1 million into an accelerator program, called Converse All Star Captains, over the next two years.

Biden highlights middle class economic pain in town Hall
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden highlighted the financial pain he said middle-class Americans are facing due to the economic crisis and the coronavirus at a drive-in televised town hall, one of the few chances he has had to interact with voters in person.

ON THE STREET

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

After years of false starts and one epic fail, the South Shore city’s downtown is in the midst of a development boom.
Read more about Quincy in 'On the Street'

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US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

A US judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.

In new model for media, Globe signs subscription and events deal with Biogen

The company membership program reflects business trends in the news industry, as media outlets move toward relying more on subscriber revenue and less on traditional ad sales.

MassMutual’s new Seaport tower, rising despite the pandemic, marks a milestone

Many companies are rethinking the need for offices since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but not MassMutual.

TECH LAB

Buying a Chromebook or printer for back-to-school? Here are 5 tips

The home electronics shortage is real — and just about as bad as you’ve heard.

Amwell’s stock pops 28 percent in public market debut

Strong performance continues winning streak among recent IPOs

Oracle would get access to TikTok code in proposed deal

Oracle Corp. will get full access to review TikTok's source code and updates to make sure there are no back doors used by the company's Chinese parent to gather data on the video-sharing app's 100 million American users, according to people familiar with the matter.

Another 860,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week

Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week.

Another sign of Boston’s soft rental market: Permits for moving trucks are way down

New data show it’s been an especially slow September in the Fenway and Seaport neighborhoods.