Restored church worthy of worship

A growing number of shuttered churches in the Boston area have been converted to condominiums, but few have been to such beautiful effect as the former Mount Vernon Church in the Back Bay. Built around 1891 by C. Howard Walker, the church at the corner...

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Church to host conversion

A landmark Beacon Hill church has been sold, and early redevelopment plans call for a conversion to residential condos and office space. Boston real estate investment firm Ad Meliora and Rhino Capital managing principal Michael Olson bought the Church...

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March figures hint at larger economic slowdown

Employers added fewer jobs in March than expected as the labor market began to fall in line with other signs that the economy is lagging, said analysts who predict slower hiring will continue in the coming months. "Disappointing is the key word for...

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The Ticker

Report: Disney to give DraftKings $250M Boston fantasy sports startup DraftKings reportedly is getting a $250 million shot in the arm from the Walt Disney Co. In return for the investment, DraftKings will spend more than $500 million in advertising...

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Why job growth and cheap gas aren't doing what they should

WASHINGTON — Steady hiring is supposed to fire up economic growth. Cheap gasoline is supposed to power consumer spending. Falling unemployment is supposed to boost wages. Low mortgage rates are supposed to spur home buying. America's economic might...

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Belk department store chain considers sale

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Department store chain Belk is considering a possible sale. The company issued a statement Thursday saying it was considering all options for its future. Belk said it has retained the Goldman Sachs investment bank to help study its...

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Helping new grads calculate rent

With cap and gown season approaching for local colleges, a new interactive mapping tool reveals the best places for newly 
minted graduates to live based on how much of their salary would go toward rent. "College graduates today face the challenge of...

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Marty Walsh, Stephen Lynch want feds to nix local pipeline OK

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and elected officials representing West Roxbury are asking federal regulators to reconsider their approval of a natural gas pipeline proposed near an active quarry, saying it's a potential public safety nightmare and they...

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Hiring slowdown: US employers added just 126K jobs in March

WASHINGTON — A weakening U.S. economy spilled into the job market in March as employers added just 126,000 jobs — the fewest since December 2013 — snapping a 12-month streak of gains above 200,000. The unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent, the...

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Some maple sap this season headed from tree tap to beer tap

CHATHAM, N.Y. — The maple sap bubbling away in Ron Davis' upstate New York sugar house is destined for pancakes, waffles, sweets and — for years now — beer kegs. The local syrup adds a touch of woodsy sweetness to the maple amber beer made by nearby...

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Owner of Mystic Pizza pleads guilty to tax charges

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The owner of the Mystic Pizza restaurant made famous in a 1988 movie has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 48-year-old John Zelepos of North Stonington faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading...

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Southie industrial site slated for housing, retail

A six-block mini-community with hundreds of housing units, a grocery store and a public green is under design for a swath of unused industrial land in South Boston. Boston developer Core Investments Inc. and real estate investment firm Ad Meliora LLC's...

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The Ticker

Leaders push for T funds A group of business and civic leaders joined yesterday to press the case for new revenues to be paired with "radical" reforms at the MBTA. The leaders said revenues are needed not just to address the maintenance backlog and...

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Test drives city to expand ParkBoston

The city is expanding its ParkBoston app to all 8,000-plus parking meters, letting drivers pay remotely with their cellphones, after a successful pilot of the program in the Back Bay. "Thousands of Bostonians have already embraced this new and convenient...

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts reopens presidential search

NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has reopened its search for a new president after the man selected for the job backed out, citing family health issues. Greg Summers, the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the...

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GoDaddy shares debut with jump following high pricing

NEW YORK — GoDaddy shares are jumping in their market debut after the Web hosting company known for racy TV commercials priced its initial public offering above expectations. The stock rose $6.15, or 31 percent, to $26.06 in morning trading, well above...

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US construction spending falls for second month in February

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending slipped for the second month in February, pulled down by a drop in single-family home building. Construction spending fell 0.1 percent in February after a revised 1.7 percent drop in January, the Commerce Department...

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Cisneros Media Distribution aims for co-prods, format sales

Miami-based Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), the content distribution arm of Venezuelan media giant Cisneros Group, is pushing for more co-productions and format sales in the international marketplace. Spearheaded by Marcello Coltro, executive VP of...

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US stock indexes extend slide in early trading

U.S. stocks moved lower in early trading Wednesday, extending losses from the day before. A report indicating that U.S. businesses slowed their pace of hiring last month weighed on the market. Oil prices rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial...

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US manufacturing slows as orders and hiring weaken

WASHINGTON — U.S. factories expanded last month at a weaker pace, with orders growing more slowly and hiring essentially flat. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its manufacturing index slipped...

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Anti-gun billboard coming down, replaced by dozens elsewhere

BOSTON — A giant anti-gun billboard that's stood along the Massachusetts Turnpike for 20 years is coming down, but its message is being spread to three dozen new locations. New highway signs being installed around the state this week will read, "We're...

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US consumer confidence rises in March

WASHINGTON — An improving job market drove U.S. consumer confidence higher this month after a dip in February, a promising sign for the economy as it heads into spring. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 101.3 in March from revised...

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Fast-food labor organizers plan actions for April 15

NEW YORK — Fast-food labor organizers are expanding the scope of their campaign for $15 an hour and unionization, this time with a day of actions including college campuses. Kendall Fells, organizing director for Fight for $15, said Tuesday the protests...

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US to pledge up to 28 percent emission cut in global treaty

WASHINGTON — The United States pledged Tuesday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent as part of a global treaty aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change, the White House said. The Obama administration's contribution to...

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Supreme Court sides with Idaho in Medicaid pay dispute

WASHINGTON — Private health care providers cannot sue to force states to raise their Medicaid reimbursement rates to keep up with rising medical costs, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a 5-4 decision the broke across ideological lines, the justices...

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RadioShack creditor Salus changes mind, won't offer new bid

NEW YORK — RadioShack creditor Salus says it won't improve its bid as it fights with another buyer for the electronics chain, hedge fund Standard General. Salus had failed to win an auction for the assets of the Fort Worth, Texas-based electronics retailer,...

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Redbox renews deal with Warner Bros. through 2017

Redbox, which rents DVDs through vending machines dotted across the U.S., has extended its deal with Warner Bros. by two years, through March 31, 2017, maintaining a 28-day window on the studio's Blu-ray Disc and DVD titles. Deal comes after Redbox...

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Dreamworks Animation's stock soars on 'Home' success

DreamWorks Animation is getting a big lift from the box office success of "Home." Shares in the company are up more than 8% as markets open, kicking off the day trading at $24.30. That's the highest level they have reached since last November. It's...

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Lincoln Continental, the car of presidents, is returning

DEARBORN, Mich. — Elvis Presley had one; so did Clark Gable. It was even the sedan of presidents. Then the name vanished amid an invasion of newer luxury cars from Europe and Asia. Now, the Lincoln Continental is back. Thirteen years after the last...

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AAA: Massachusetts gas prices remain steady

BOSTON — Massachusetts gas prices remained steady in the past week, according to the latest AAA Northeast survey. The survey released Monday found self-serve, regular selling for an average of $2.32 per gallon, the same as last week. That price is...

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AG developing online claims system for consumers

The state Attorney General's office is working on an online system for people to file claims when its Consumer Protection Division obtains judgments or settlements calling for restitution to consumers. The idea of an online claims system was broached...

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Mad*Pow forum mixes health care, design, tech

As co-founder and chief experience officer at Mad*Pow, a Portsmouth, N.H.-based company that has offices in Boston, Amy Cueva focuses on "human-centered" design that "involves people — the ones who'll be affected by the solutions we create — in the creative...

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Fatal bird flu outbreak widens in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — An outbreak of a bird flu strain that is deadly to poultry deepened yesterday when state and federal officials confirmed a third Minnesota turkey farm has been infected, this time in one...

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Bird flu found in a top Minnesota turkey producing county

MINNEAPOLIS — An outbreak of a deadly bird flu strain spread to one of the top poultry producing counties of the nation's top turkey producing state of Minnesota, government officials confirmed on Saturday, raising fears that the that the highly contagious...

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Revamped prayer book offers 
modern take for Reform Jews

Hundreds of thousands of Reform Jews will celebrate the High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur this fall with a revamped prayer book that puts a new emphasis on inclusiveness toward gays, lesbians and atheists, according to a Boston rabbi who was...

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