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As well described by Paul Krugman, all cities have a core competency: things they do well or better regionally or internationally than other cities. Think Atlanta for logistics, London for finance, and Los Angeles for entertainment. Some cities have several core competencies: think New York for bot

It may be that we can finally identify the type of criminal conviction which might cause the New England conference of the National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People to call for the removal of a state legislator. Based on a conversation Boston Herald columnist and radio talk host Michael Graham had with the group's president, it appears that some form of felony conviction might do the trick. By contrast, a misdemeanor — apparently regardless of the nature of that misdemea...

Last week Google CEO Larry Page got the Fortune magazine cover treatment, the latest of many such pieces attempting to quantify Google' sprawling business. The business press is obsessed with answering the question of whether we've reached "Peak Google." (Clearly Fortune's opinion is that we have not, given they named him "Businessperson of the Year.") "Peak Google" is what I…

Gary J. Kocher counsels business formation issues and works with companies on a wide range of transactions,including financings, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, intellectual property creation and protection, and exit transactions.

Learn more about the key milestone reached in the construction of the consolidated car rental facility near LAX.

Jefferson Barrillas, 18, allegedly fled from police during the investigation. Read more on Boston.com.

Automakers are trying everything under the sun to turn a larger profit these days. Building and selling cars is no longer enough. Manufacturers now offer data plans, rental services, lifestyle products, and much more. One of the newest additions to their collective portfolio is the subscription plan — which yields customers a vehicle, insurance, maintenance, and […]

Culture that exists in silicon valley. although there are women successfully raising capital there, it is more friendly for women in the east coast, like boston. a lot of technology companies. i can tell you companies in our basket like zip car that was started by robin chase and irobot by helen griner. joan fallon with the first treatment for autism coming to market next year. in the drug company. people like heather potters who has the needleless injector for vaccines and so forth. starting to...

You cant have anyone in the car with you, which depending on who your friends are, i guess it would be good but it would be nice to have somebody in there. this is a throw to nasa because it looks kind of like, i dont know, something inside that space shuttle or something. heres more of the sleek exterior design. the company says it can go 0 to 60 in less than three seconds. three seconds. 0 to 60. of course it doesnt really exist. you cant have it. no word on yet whether anybody will be able to...

And zip car and before long were probably going to have cars driving themselves. how can car companies get back on track given all of the new innovations. >> that is exactly the last piece of the puzzle, its not just the macro economics working against cars and competition from other mobile devices, its also the competition from tech no long cal solutions to getting people around. more public transit. more things like uber and zip car where you dont own the piece of hardware, you buy access to t...