Springfield family build boomerang business

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — He hasn't quit his day job yet, but a Springfield engineer is hoping to grow his grass roots boomerang business. Jeffrey LeBeau, an engineer who started Big Daddy Boomerangs about a year ago, has involved his whole family in his...

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Wash. leaders press for union vote on Boeing offer

SEATTLE — Political pressure is building in support of letting Puget Sound machinists vote on a Boeing contract proposal in high-stakes negotiations to keep thousands of jobs in Washington state. Leaders in the International Association of Machinists...

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Politics color governors' decisions on Medicaid

WASHINGTON — Partisan politics are coloring governors' decisions on whether to expand Medicaid in their states. The question of whether more low-income people receive Medicaid coverage may have less to do with their need than with how their states vote...

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Appeals court allows horse slaughterhouses to open

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Companies in New Mexico and Missouri could begin slaughtering horses within a few weeks after a federal appeals court removed a temporary ban that was preventing domestic horse slaughter from resuming for the first time since 2007....

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RV users help Amazon keep up with holiday rush

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Twinkling lights, decorated trees and bustling campgrounds. Those are signs of the Christmas season in Campbellsville, Ky., where the Amazon.com distribution center recruits an armada of RV owners as seasonal workers to help fill...

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Retail sales ring up hikes

Retail sales nationally rose each of the past two months, according to figures released yesterday, but a snowstorm forecast for this weekend has Massachusetts retailers worried they could lose critical holiday sales. The Commerce Department said November...

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Boutique buildings fill Boston niche 
with distinction

While a lot of attention has been given to the larger residential projects in the Hub, there are a number of new, smaller boutique buildings that promise buyers and tenants something more distinctive. "In a smaller-scale building you can pay much more...

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Southie hall hotels under way

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority yesterday heralded a groundbreaking for two "mid-priced" hotels on D Street as the kickoff to its proposed $1 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. CV Properties and Starwood...

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Orange County Register owner plans daily LA paper

LOS ANGELES — The parent company of the Orange County Register plans to expand with a daily paper in Los Angeles, looking to further stretch its regional reach to nearly all of Southern California. The new, seven-days-a-week paper will be known as the...

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B.R.A. to give ‘blighted’ tax break to Garden complex

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is set to approve a $950 million redevelopment of the former Boston Garden site next week — including $7.8 million in tax breaks for the city-designated "blighted" area — despite neighborhood objections to a 600-foot...

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Economic growth could net $1B for state

The slowly improving economy could pump $1 billion in new revenue into the state system next fiscal year — but watchdogs warn the cash could be eaten up by debt, Medicaid and pension costs. Growth is projected to be between 4.3 percent and 5.2 percent...

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The Ticker

U.S. budget deficit $135.2B in November The U.S. government ran a much smaller deficit through the first two months of the budget year than the same period last year, signaling further improvement in the nation's finances. The November deficit — the...

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Boston credit card data theft bigger than thought

BOSTON — Boston police say the credit card data theft that affected about 300 people who attended conventions in the city in the fall is more widespread than at first thought. Detective Steven Blair says the thefts were not limited to people who attended...

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Fears of Fed tapering weighs on world markets

LONDON — Growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut its monetary stimulus as early as next week weighed on markets Thursday, a day after U.S. shares had one of their worst days in weeks. Signs that U.S. lawmakers are poised to agree...

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US unemployment aid applications surge to 368,000

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it...

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How Volcker Rule would limit banks' risky bets

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have approved a rule that seeks to defuse the kind of risk-taking on Wall Street that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis. The Volcker Rule is expected to change the way the largest U.S. banks do business. It strives...

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Bipartisan budget deal sets off some grumbling

WASHINGTON — Backers of a narrowly drawn budget deal are selling it as a way to stabilize Congress' shaky fiscal practices and mute some of the partisan rancor that has helped send lawmakers' public approval ratings plummeting. But the bipartisan pact...

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Slovenia says no need for EU bailout

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia said Wednesday it has enough funds to shore up its indebted banks, indicating the small European Union country will not be seeking an international bailout. The central bank said in a statement "the government has enough...

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Health care signups pick up pace in November

WASHINGTON — Playing catch-up with a long way to go, President Barack Obama's new health insurance markets last month picked up the dismal pace of signups, the administration reported Wednesday. Enrollment statistics from the Health and Human Services...

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Stocks open little changed

NEW YORK — The stock market is little changed in early trading as investors weigh a budget deal out of Washington and a batch of corporate news. The Dow Jones industrial average eased 20 points to 15,951 shortly after the market opened Wednesday. The...

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US ban on high-risk bank trades set for approval

WASHINGTON — U.S. banks will be barred in most cases from trading for their own profit under a federal rule set to be approved Tuesday. Five U.S. regulatory agencies are voting on the so-called Volcker Rule, a major step toward preventing extreme risk-taking...

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GM names Mary Barra CEO, 1st woman to head car co.

DETROIT — General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company's new CEO, the first female head of a U.S. car company. Barra, 51, will replace Dan Akerson on Jan. 15. Akerson, chairman and CEO, moved up his retirement plans...

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Natick store guard charged in shoplifting scheme

NATICK, Mass. — Police say a man hired to provide security at a Natick Mall department store was actually a member of a shoplifting ring who looked the other way while his associates tried to steal merchandise. Kurt Hampe was released on $200 bail after...

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EU fines pharmaceutical giants $22 million

AMSTERDAM — The European Commission has fined pharmaceuticals giants Johnson & Johnson and Novartis a combined $22 million for colluding to delay the entrance of a cheap generic form of a pain killer to the Dutch market. In a statement, the Commission's...

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NY Times columnist Carr joins Boston U. faculty

BOSTON — Boston University has landed New York Times media columnist David Carr to fill a new endowed chair dedicated to exploring creative business models to support journalism. Carr, who starts in January, will keep writing for the Times but will...

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Hackers get crack at DOT traffic data

Members of the tech community will come together next weekend to sift through a trove of data from the state Department of Transportation, and brainstorm ideas focusing on how people get to their destinations. "We recognize the immense potential the...

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Maine seeks to revive sea urchin fishery

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers are examining ways to hasten the recovery of Maine's long-struggling sea urchin fishery. Members of Maine's Marine Resources Committee are reviewing a bill carried over from last session that some say could help the...

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Camry keeps on humming along — and not in a good way

My wife's Camry is making a humming noise when in motion, not impacted by wheel turns or by brake application. It gets louder as you go faster. I have a feeling that I know what it is, but would appreciate another opinion. Is this a setup? If you...

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Mass. panel considers casino firms' Macau dealings

BOSTON — Few Massachusetts residents may be familiar with Macau, but the Chinese administrative region that has become the most lucrative gambling market in the world has caught the eye of state regulators as they complete background checks on two casino...

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Insurance agents feeling left out of "Obamacare"

MIAMI — When insurance agent Kelly Fristoe recently spent 30 minutes helping a client pick a mid-level health plan and the federal marketplace website froze, he called the government's hotline and tried to finish the application. But the operator refused...

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