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Massachusetts Utility Pleads Guilty to 2018 Gas Explosion

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Columbia Gas plea follows an agreement to pay a $53 million federal fine for blasts and fires north of Boston that killed one man.

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Winthrop Square will give rise to Boston’s second tallest building

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Millennium Partners and the City of Boston have come to an agreement to build what will become the tallest primarily residential tower in Boston as part of the redevelopment of Winthrop Square. Millennium Partners was selected by the city from five other builders and developers for the project.

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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached

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Those items proved valuable resources for conducting his new duties—so valuable that his previous employer sued for violation of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and for illegal use of trade secrets. Dretler, a partner at the law firm of Rubin and Rudman , in Boston. “I Confidentiality agreements. So far so good.

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The Bird Box Dilemma: When False Pay Apps and Lien Waivers Are Not Fraudulent Inducement

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16, 2019), the court evaluated a sub-subcontractor’s claim on a construction contract dispute arising from the renovations at the Longfellow Bridge and the Hatch Shell in Boston, Massachusetts. Mass) (Dec. certifications and/or lien waivers) to the prime contractors to obtain payment.

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Wayfair Selects Texas For New Customer Service Center

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The Boston-based online home decor retailer plans to hire approximately 450 employees at its Bryan-College Station location in order to service its rapidly growing customer base. Per a funding agreement with the Bryan Business Council and the Research Valley Partnership, Inc. 31, 2018, during the term of the agreement.

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Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop - PSMJ Resources Blog

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risk is a well-written agreement. PSMJ Tips: Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop. Failures by your subconsultants can lead to serious liability. claims and potential losses. Your first line of control over potential. But you can also avoid problems with. proper communication. Make sure your expectations are clear, and follow. Newer Post.

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Open Borders

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The leaders signed an agreement deepening the ties between Vancouver and Seattle, including research collaboration between the University of British Columbia and the University of Washington. According to the Boston Consulting Group, foreign workers in the U.S. Tech firms are very concerned that the waiting time for U.S.

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