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Visitors at the restoration event for a statue of poet Robert Burns, which was moved from Winthrop Square to the Back Bay Fens. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns returns to Back Bay Fens after four decades

Daily Free Press Staff October 31, 2019
The statue was welcomed back with a celebration featuring various guest speakers and performing artists from Berklee College of Music, the National Trust for Scotland and the USA Foundation.
Construction workers on the construction of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge. IBEW Local 103, an electrician and telecommunication union, ran a social media campaign to attract women and people of color to join the union. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DFP FILE PHOTO

Social media campaign attracts women, minorities to construction industry

Jordan Kimmel April 25, 2018
A local electrician and telecommunication company launched a social media campaign targeted toward women and people of color in an effort to increase diversity in the workforce.

Entrepreneur proposes 740-foot Financial District skyscraper

Stephanie Tran September 29, 2014

Entrepreneur Steve Belkin, former owner of the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA and Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL, is proposing to build a 740-foot glass tower in Boston’s Financial District, uprooting a space...

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