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BXP Beats Forecast, Swings to Q3 Profit as Occupancy Rises Again

November 6, 2026October 28, 2026 by Michael Haverford

The Prudential Tower and Back Bay skyline seen from the Fens, home to BXP's Prudential Center, subject of BXP third-quarter 2026 results.

BXP third-quarter 2026 results: $114.5M profit, revenue up 4.6% to $911.4M, higher guidance and 89.4% occupancy. Boston buildings stay 97% occupied.

Keurig Antitrust Suit Heads to Trial as Judge Rejects Bid to End Case

November 6, 2026October 27, 2026 by Michael Haverford

Coffee pouring from a Keurig single-serve brewer into a paper cup, the product at the center of the Keurig antitrust case

A judge denied Burlington-based Keurig Dr Pepper’s bid to end a 12-year Keurig antitrust suit. Rogers Family Coffee seeks about $400M at trial.

Market Basket Floats 162 Apartments, Retail at Its Chelsea Flagship

November 6, 2026October 27, 2026 by Michael Haverford

An MBTA route 112 bus outside the Market Basket store in Chelsea, where a housing plan would add 162 apartments

A Chelsea Market Basket concept plan would add 162 apartments and 39,000 sq. ft. of retail by the commuter rail. No developer or formal filing yet.

Wayfair’s $13.3M Back Bay Buildout Begins as HQ Moves to 500 Boylston

November 6, 2026October 27, 2026 by Michael Haverford

The columned entrance of Five Hundred Boylston in Boston's Back Bay, where Wayfair is consolidating its headquarters

Boston issued a $13.27M permit Oct. 16 for the Wayfair 500 Boylston HQ buildout as it consolidates in Back Bay in 2027 and DraftKings heads downtown.

MassChallenge Moves Its Headquarters From the Seaport to Fenway

November 6, 2026October 27, 2026 by Peter Klausz

The 401 Park building, the former Landmark Center in Boston's Fenway, future site of the MassChallenge headquarters.

MassChallenge headquarters is moving to Fenway’s 401 Park in December after 16 years in the Seaport, with a discounted lease and a $2 million gift.

Blue Cross Drops Medicare Advantage Plans: 20,000 Mass. Seniors Must Switch

November 6, 2026October 26, 2026 by Olivia Westbrook

Downtown Worcester skyline in Massachusetts, the county hit hardest by Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plan cuts for 2027

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is ending Medicare Advantage plans for about 20,000 seniors in 2027. Key dates, affected counties and options.

Mass General’s $1.9B Ragon Building: Where the Cambridge Street Towers Stand

November 6, 2026October 26, 2026 by Michael Haverford

Construction cranes and the rising Phillip and Susan Ragon Building tower at Massachusetts General Hospital on Cambridge Street in Boston

MGH’s Ragon Building, approved at $1.875 billion, is on track to open its first tower in 2027. Here’s the state approval, bond financing and site work.