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A Boston police officer outside Mugar Memorial Library in 2017. The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority is holding an active shooter exercise Friday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to host active shooter exercise

Joel Lau March 19, 2019
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will hold an active shooter exercise at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Friday to test response protocols put in place to secure the BCEC, which is the largest building in New England.
Alec Baldwin delivers the keynote address Friday at HubSpot’s INBOUND event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. PHOTO COURTESY HUBSPOT

Alec Baldwin talks politics at 2016 INBOUND Marketing Conference

Josee Matela November 17, 2016

After Alec Baldwin portrayed a bushy-eyebrowed, outspoken caricature of President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, some attendees of his Friday morning keynote address at the 2016 INBOUND...

Bill negotiation service BILLSHARK won the first-place prize at INBOUND's inaugural Pitch-Off on Thursday. PHOTO BY ALLY CHANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INBOUND conference hosts first-ever “pitch-off” for innovative businesses

Maria Popova November 15, 2016

Entrepreneurs representing five emerging startups gathered at the 2016 INBOUND summit for an inaugural pitch-off competition. Participants had two minutes to convince a panel of judges that they deserved...

Thousands flock to rally with Bernie Sanders

Thousands flock to rally with Bernie Sanders

Mina Corpuz October 5, 2015

[mediagrid cat="22576"]   Continuing to draw large crowds, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke out about various forms of inequality before more than 20,000 supporters Saturday...

PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

THADANI: Mommy’s and Daddy’s swings

Trisha Thadani October 1, 2014

To me, “Swing Time” is one of those places in Boston that makes me forget I’m in a bustling city. To the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, “Swing Time,” a project opened in the beginning...

Mass. leaders speak on importance of minority diversity

Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2014

In honor of Black History Month, James Rooney, executive director of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, and entrepreneur Darryl Settles held a business forum Monday to share information about...

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