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Hire a Boston teen!

February 2nd, 2012 · ID Team · work No comments - Tags: Au Bon Pain, Boston Children's Museum, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Eze Castle Software LLC, FastCAP Systems, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Foley Hoag LLP, Gemvara, John Hancock, McClennen & Fish LLP, Nutter, Seaport Hotel, Spirit of Boston, Summer Jobs Program

This week marked the launch of the Mayor’s 2012 Summer Jobs Program giving local teens work experience with local companies!

Last year, a dozen ID companies hired at least one Boston teen (special thanks to John Hancock for being so generous), and we want your help in making this summer bigger and better!

Just yesterday, Gemvara signed on to hire local high school students, and you can, too.

Once you’ve signed up, @mayortommenino will tweet and post on Facebook to more than 17,000 followers and friends that you’re helping the cause.

Boston offers the most summer jobs per capita of any major city in America, yet just 14% of companies that have more than 100 employees offer a summer job.

2011 #sjbos Leaders of the ID

Au Bon Pain
Boston Children’s Museum
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Eze Castle Software LLC
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
FastCAP Systems – Watch how its “intern started working on technology projects on Day 1.”
Foley Hoag LLP
Gemvara
John Hancock – Learn why “hiring a teenager is the smart thing to do.”
Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP
Seaport Hotel
Spirit of Boston

Also, to continue helping the next generation of Bostonians, you can join fellow volunteers conduct “mock interviews” with BPS students in April. This allows students to work on their resumes and interviewing skills in preparation for when businesses who have signed up to hire youth hold interviews.

2011 in the ID…What’s next for 2012?

January 5th, 2012 · ID Team · live, play, work No comments - Tags: 319 A Street Rear Project, 368 Congress Street, 381 Congress Street, Atlantic Wharf, Babson Boston, BCEC, Bikes, Boloco, Boston By Foot, Boston Society of Architects, Channel Cafe, Communispace, Crimson Hexagon, Del Frisco's, fama PR, Fraunhofer, Friends of FPC, Gazelle, Geekhouse Bikes, Gemvara, Greentown Labs, Headquarters Boston, International BIO Convention, Jerry Remy's, Legal Harborside, liberty wharf, MassChallenge, NPR Digital, Pier 4, silver line, Smith and Wollensky's, Sorelle, Space with a Soul, Tea Party Museum, Temazcal, Trade, Vertex, West Square

Vertex and the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum are under construction, and 368 Congress Street has begun its rehab!

Of the 90+ companies that have moved into the Innovation District since January 2010, 75% have moved in the past year. Below are some highlights:

Greentown Labs, Boston’s first clean tech incubator
Space with a Soul, a non profit accelerator
Babson Boston, Communispace, Crimson Hexagon, Gazelle, Gemvara, NPR Digital, and more
Liberty Wharf with Del Frisco’s, fama PR, Jerry Remy’s, Legal Harborside, and Temazcal
Atlantic Wharf with Boloco, Boston By Foot, Boston Society of Architects, Friends of FPC, Smith and Wollensky’s, Sorelle, and Trade.
The second graduating class of MassChallenge! 2010′s class raised $900M and created 500 jobs – we can’t wait to see what 2012 brings to 2011′s class.
Channel Café’s first anniversary; there are others so let us know so we can celebrate!
Silver Line year to date ridership was up 7%, and Saturday ridership was up nearly 70%! Thanks, Liberty Wharf!

BRA Board approved the following projects in 2011:

319 A Street Rear
381 Congress Street
Pier 4
West Square

So that was 2011, the quick and dirty version….what will 2012 bring?

Share your plans, and tell us what you want 2012 to bring to the ID.

Here are some fun facts to start:

The BCEC announced that 2012 will be its biggest year since 2007 and is set to generate $625 million in economic impact with over 600,000 hotel nights, a 34% increase from 2011.
- The International BIO Convention, the world’s largest biotechnology meeting, arrives June 19!
BRA Board approved 20,000 SF to be leased to Geekhouse Bikes to run Headquarters Boston, a creative incubator. Apply now to join the fun!
Fraunhofer will begin the $20M retrofitting of its headquarters in Channel Center. 2012 = living laboratory.
Boston Transportation Department and Boston Bikes are working with Toole Design on the expansion of bikes lanes across the city; where would you like them seen in the ID? Click here to share your thoughts.