INDEPENDENT LENS

As Goes Janesville

Head to the front lines of America’s debate over the future of its middle class — in the normally tranquil state of Wisconsin. As goes Janesville, so goes America, a polarized nation losing its grasp on the American Dream.

Seafood

Lobster: Cheaper than Bologna

By Toni Waterman
After a perfect storm of high yields and soft shells, local lobstermen are struggling to stay afloat in a sea of surplus, low-priced crustaceans. Toni Waterman went out on a lobster boat to see the problem firsthand.

Cape Cod

The Cape Cod Shark: Good for Business and Science

By WGBH News
Maybe you've seen the photo: a kayaker off Cape Cod … and a fin. Yet the recent shark sighting appears to be triggering more excitement than fear. We asked some experts to explain the phenomenon — including the shark himself.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Don't You Want (to Buy) Me, Baby?

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
There's a lot of activity in mobile advertising again, with venture capitalists pouring money into startups such as Jumptap, Session M and CraveLabs that promise to reach consumers with advertising anywhere they carry their phones.

WGBH Local News

Governor Signs Price Scanner Law

By Jordan Weinstein
What's a better way to inform consumers of an item's price: the old-fashioned sticker or the modern scanner? Some advocates are objecting to the new law, which lets retailers rely on technology instead of putting stickers on every single item.

Business

1 Guest: David D'Alessandro

By Sanjay Salomon
The Boston business leader opens up to host Emily Rooney about growing up in upstate New York, his father's gambling addiction, his early jobs and much more. Watch the interview online.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Shopping in Public

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
A recently minted public company is trying to create the future of retail. Burlington-based Demandware, valued at over $700 million, makes software to help high-end brands reach more customers online.

Health Care

Customers to Get $57M in Health Insurance Rebates

By Sarah Birnbaum & Wires
Massachusetts health insurance plans will have to cough up almost $57 million in rebates to customers. On average, individuals will receive just over $200 and businesses will receive $936.

Technology

Biotech in Boston: The Present and Future

By Bob Seay & Michelle Liu
With a major biotech conference in town, a local leader talks about the significance of the sector's strength in New England.

Technology

Xconomy Report: Charging Up

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
Can anyone make a battery that's better than the status quo? That might be the turnaround for struggling clean-tech company A123 Systems, which says it has a lithium-ion battery for electric cars.

Boston

Planned Makeover for Roxbury Receives Mixed Reactions

MORE: REVIVING DUDLEY

By Adam Reilly
After the approval of a $95 million project, Dudley Square will soon have a hotel, restaurants and residencies. But in Roxbury, this transformation has been met with an equal fill of both excitement and hesitation.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Mobile Cashes In

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
Mobile technology is in the air as Boston-area startups SCVNGR, Cartera Commerce and Crashlytics announce significant deals.

WGBH NEWS

The Food Revolution That Ate New England

By Cristina Quinn
Food trucks have come to Boston, Cambridge and Paris. And now the food world's hottest phenomenon is now moving into the suburbs.

Business

1 Guest: Chris Stevens of Keurig

By Toni Waterman
For entrepreneur Chris Stevens, professional success has come alongside personal adversity: within the span of a year, he lost his two brothers and his wife. It led him to work to raise awareness of Huntington's disease.

Business

Is 38 Studios Worth Saving?

By Toni Waterman
Curt Schilling's company has laid off its entire staff. Tim Loew of MassDiGI and Alexander Sliwinski of Joystiq talk about whether it's "game over" for 38 Studios and the impact on the growing regional video game industry.

Business

State Opens Investigation into Facebook IPO

By Sarah Birnbaum
Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has subpoenaed Morgan Stanley related to allegations that it misled most shareholders about the value of Facebook's IPO.

Fish

Exploring the New Fish Counter at Whole Foods

MORE FISH NEWS AND RECIPES

By Toni Waterman
Whole Foods has stopped selling "red-rated" fish. We take a trip to Cambridge to look at what that really means for shoppers.

Business

Exporting Boston's Plastics

INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: RECYCLING PLASTICS

By Cristina Quinn & WGBH News
Some plastic waste gets recycled in New England plants. But some gets shipped overseas in the proverbial slow boat to China. See photos of one Chinese vessel and get a sense of the scale of our plastic exports.

Environment

Innovation Spotlight: Recycling Plastics

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF IT

By Cristina Quinn
Banned in Concord, the plastic water bottle has become a symbol of waste. But an entire industry wants you to keep using plastic ... as long as you toss it in the blue bin. WGBH News finds there is, indeed, a future in plastics.

Business

Facebook, Phone Home!

By Kristina Finn & Danielle Dreilinger
With the big IPO in the headlines, Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo put together his own sales pitch: to convince Mark Zuckerberg to move back to the Bay State.

Innovation Hub

Keeping a Business Innovative

By Kara Miller
We talk to two authors who have looked at what it takes to successfully run an innovative business, from start-ups all the way to behemoths like Proctor and Gamble.

Innovation Hub

Starting a Business, from the Ground Up

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
We talk to a few local entrepreneurs trying their hand at the business world: trying to come up with the next great idea, encountering money problems, and sometimes getting a little help from Oprah...

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Fly the Googley Skies

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
A year after Google acquired local startup ITA Software, it appears the giant's travel strategy is more about managing data than finding the best fares.

Gambling

The Silver City Goes for Casino Gold

By Sean Corcoran
The Mashpee Wampanoags' proposed casino in Taunton, Mass., would contribute about $120 million annually in economic development to the region, the tribal chief said.

WGBH News Focus: The MBTA

Should Massport Help the T?

WGBH NEWS FOCUS: THE MBTA

By Bob Seay & WGBH News
Former state transportation secretary Fred Salvucci says there's one dramatic and simple fix for the MBTA's debt: Have Massport pick it up. Here's the agency's response and your thoughts on the Big Dig debt.

Government

Commission Targets Corporate Tax Incentives

By Sarah Birnbaum
A bipartisan commission has unanimously approved recommendations to track and assess the performance of business tax breaks.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Mobile Is Moving

By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
While most of the tech world is talking about Facebook's billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram, a couple of local startups in mobile and social apps are making some noise of their own.

Communications & Media

The Herald's New Square

By Emily Rooney
Boston's tabloid has moved into new digs in the sleek, up-and-coming Seaport District — shedding its presses and maybe, someday, even newsprint itself.

Technology

Gamers Invade Massachusetts

WGBH NEWS: PAX EAST SIGNS DEAL

By Will Roseliep
As 75,000 video game fans descend on the Seaport for the PAX East conference, locals say the Bay State has become a major player in the industry.

Innovation Hub

A New Look For The Tax Code

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
Does our tax system make any sense? We ask two top economists how they would reinvent and rethink.

Business

Postal Workers Protest Planned Closures

TWO POST OFFICES, TWO STORIES

By Sarah Birnbaum
Advocates and employees warn that a plan to save $20 billion will result in furious customers and lost jobs.

Technology

Xconomy Report: The Internet Never Forgets

By Xconomy.com
New England tech startups could be instrumental in changing the way companies market their wares in a digital world, with technology to help companies get their stories out on Facebook and merge advertising with mobile apps.

Women

There Is Always Room at the Top

By Danielle Dreilinger
On International Women's Day, pioneering ad executive Charlotte Beers talks about her climb to success and how other women can get there too.

Economy

Optimism Continues among Local Employers

By Jordan Weinstein
Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported that its business confidence index for February rose to its highest level in nearly a year.

Travel

Dreaming of an Air Travel Boom

By Adam Reilly
Boeing's fuel-efficient Dreamliner 787 is making nonstop Boston-to-Tokyo air travel feasible for the first time.

Government

This Week in State Politics: Super Tuesday Looms

By Sarah Birnbaum
This week in Massachusetts state politics, Sen. John Kerry addresses the Bay State business community, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray continues his tour of military bases and voters head to the polls to choose presidential nominees.

Business

Your Cafe, My Office

By Phillip Martin
In a sign of the times, your neighborhood café has become an office space -- and a new cultural tension is brewing.

Innovation Hub

Bringing More Women To The Top Of The Business World

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
We talk to a filmmaker, a vice president at Google and a national news anchor about the future of women in business.

Innovation Hub

The Gig Economy

By Kara Miller
We all know that musicians, models, and actors often have lives filled with unpredictable, one-time gigs. But what if, along with hip-hop bands, wedding photographers, and freelance writers, we’re all being enveloped by the gig economy?

Gambling

Setting the Odds on an Eastie Casino

By Adam Reilly
So far the debate over the proposed casino at Suffolk Downs has been pretty quiet. But with the Foxboro idea going nowhere, that may be about to change.

Weather & National Disasters

Winter's for Building

By Jordan Weinstein
The balmy weather has been lethal for ski resorts, but it's boom times for the region's construction industry. A financial services reporter explains the situation and the link to commercial lending.

Government

For Controversial Office Complex, a New Approach

By Sarah Birnbaum
Mass. lawmakers are pushing a bill to allow the medical software company Meditech to build an office complex on an Indian burial ground — and it's causing friction with Secretary of State William Galvin.

Energy

Cape Wind Deal Done, Governor Says OK to Merger

WCAI CAPE WIND BLOG

By Sarah Birnbaum
Gov. Deval Patrick has agreed to sign off on a merger between NSTAR and Northeast Utilities, removing a major roadblock from the $17.5 billion deal. The state had been holding off while the utilities negotiated a side deal to buy renewable power from Cape Wind.

Business

Game Conference Sparks Hope in Local Industry

By Toni Waterman & Sanjay Salomon
Officials say the video game conference PAX East’s 10-year commitment to Boston could make Massachusetts the center of the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar gaming industry.

Business

A Candy Company Tries Again

HOW DOES NECCO COME UP WITH THOSE SAYINGS?

By Cristina Quinn
Candy is big business this time of year. And while Valentine's Day candy is steeped in tradition, Necco is trying to figure out how to stand out in other seasons.

Innovation Hub

The Power Of The Crowd: Kickstarting Local Ideas

By Kara Miller
This week, we look at the power of crowd-sourcing. What happens you pool wisdom, ideas, solutions — even money? First, we look at the crowdsourcing phenomenon, Kickstarter.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Corporate Eyes Are Watching You

By Xconomy.com
With video conferencing, your competitors can be just as bored as you are: Many video conferences are susceptible to corporate spying, according to Boston software company Rapid7.

Government

Read DeLeo's Lips: No New Taxes

By Sarah Birnbaum
Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo told lawmakers on Feb. 8 that he would not support any new taxes or fees, seeming to deal a blow to the governor's budget plan.

Boston

New Owner Means New Hope At Downtown Crossing

By Toni Waterman
Boston mayor Tom Menino is confident the new owner of the Filene's site will have the project off the ground within a year.

Innovation Hub

Using Business Tools To Combat The World's Big Problems

By Kara Miller
We talk to experts about the rising tide of social entrepreneurship. Does it have the power to address some of the fundamental problems in society?

WGBH Local News

J.C. Penney Gets A Makeover

By Toni Waterman
Have the lambs stopped screaming yet, Clarice? Maybe not — but those maddening shoppers have! J.C. Penney has become the latest business to reinvent itself for the 21st century.

Business

Paying The Bills One 'Gig' At A Time

By Ibby Caputo
Even when the economy turns around, it will take years for jobs to return to pre-recession levels. That’s why more and more people are re-inventing their work lives in nontraditional, innovative ways.

Economy

Update On The New England Economy

By Bob Seay
The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston says that the region's economy is growing, but ever so slowly.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: It's Hard Out There For A Jerk

By Xconomy.com
An informal survey of Boston-area tech CEOs suggests that being a jerk may be much less beneficial than it used to be.

Innovation Hub

A Tour Of Harvard's Innovation Lab

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
We take a walk through Harvard's new Innovation Lab,where students and graduate students can take courses, find mentors, compete for start-up money… and work together while doing it.

Energy

Further Delay Predicted For Cape Wind

WCAI CAPE WIND BLOG

By Sean Corcoran
The region's wholesale electricity market overseer has determined that Cape Wind will not be ready to generate electricity within the next 3.5 years.

Business

Will 2012 See The Filene's Hole Filled?

MORE CALLIE CROSSLEY

By WGBH News
Pols probably didn't consider this consequence in the lengthy, heated debate over gambling: Casino licensing may finally spur action at the former Filene's site in Downtown Crossing.

Gambling

Gaming Chairman: 'The Public Is Very Skeptical'

GOV. NAMES GAMING CHAIRMAN

By WGBH News
New gaming commission chairman Stephen Crosby told WGBH News that upholding ethics was his top concern.

U.S.

Post Office Agrees To Delay Closings

WGBH NEWS: SIGNED, SEALED, DISCONTINUED?

By WGBH News & Wires
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to delay the closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 local post offices until mid-May. This week, WGBH News explores the question of whether two of these offices matter to the people of Cambridge, Mass.

Innovation Hub

Morning Edition Extra: Finding Young, Specific Talent For Boston

By Kara Miller
Over the past few weeks at Innovation Hub, we have spoken with a number of young entrepreneurs, and the people who help their businesses grow, with space and money. And, no matter how you slice it, there's one fact we can't get away from: Young people today are flocking toward start-ups and entrepreneurship at newly high levels. MORE INNOVATION HUB

This Week On Beacon Hill

Gov. Seeks Gambling Head, Hears Revenue Forecast

By Sarah Birnbaum
The Governor is back on Beacon Hill Monday, fresh from a trade mission to Brazil and Chile. This week, he'll weigh a pick for the casino-gaming commission and hear a tax-revenue forecast. Meanwhile, some are pushing to legalize the sale of alcohol in Mass. on the day after Christmas.

Innovation Hub

The Power Of Purse: Funding A Start-Up In Boston

By Kara Miller
We hear from the people with the purse. Some of the Boston area’s most knowledgeable venture capitalists, seed-funders and prize-givers join us to talk about what they’re investing in, how to spot great talent, and whether the economy is finally springing back to life in Boston. MORE INNOVATION HUB

Innovation Hub

A Home -- And An Adrenaline Shot -- For Startups

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
This week, we look at how to create spaces that encourage creativity and inventiveness. What happens when you put hundreds of ambitious entrepreneurs in one building? Do great minds feed off each other? What can they teach us about success — and about potential pitfalls?

Business

State's Innovation Economy Draws International Deals

By WGBH News
Gov. Deval Patrick is finishing his nine-day trade mission to South America excited by new collaborations with countries there.

Gambling

Predicting Casinos' Impact On The Bay State

MORE CALLIE CROSSLEY

By WGBH News
Observers say that casinos will have a major impact on both the state's bottom line and politicians' careers.

Innovation Hub

Boston's Young Entrepreneurs

MORE INNOVATION HUB

By Kara Miller
Today, we look at what it takes for young people to start their own businesses in tough economic times. What ideas are viable? Where do you get money? And how do you cater to financially-strapped consumers? We talk to some of the most creative young minds in the Boston area.

Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Treatment For Parkinson's

By Xconomy.com
In this week's top life sciences and innovation news, Michael J. Fox's charity has given a local startup funding to improve Parkinson's treatment.

Innovation Hub

Local Frontiers In Sustainable Farming

MORE: SUSTAINABILITY IS SERVED

By Kara Miller
We look at new frontiers in sustainable food. Is a new model of food production changing the way we eat? The way we think about food? How do you run a green, 21st-century farm? How can you compete with inexpensive imports?

Business

Bob Slate And The Case Of The Paper Letter

GREATER BOSTON: BOB SLATE REOPENS

By Danielle Dreilinger
As the holiday shopping season starts, one familiar face is back in Cambridge: Bob Slate Stationer, which closed earlier this year. If its demise represented the death of local retail, paper and Harvard Square, what does the store's revival mean?

INNOVATION

Xconomy Report For Nov. 25, 2011

By Xconomy.com
AOL co-founder Steve Case has invested in a Boston startup that's created a smartphone app popular among runners.

INNOVATION

Xconomy Report For Nov. 18, 2011

By Xconomy.com
Will the new Harvard Innovation Lab, opening today, keep the next Zuck or Gates in Boston? That's the $20 million question.

WHERE WE LIVE

Where You Live: 'Always Christmas' In Georgetown

WHERE WE LIVE: COMPLETE SERIES

By Terry and Rick Palardy
Despite health challenges, Terry Palardy is living her retirement dream in the North Shore town where she and her husband have made toys and gifts since the '70s.

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