By JON CHESTO MASS MARKET The ocean is once again playing an increasingly critical role in our state's economy thanks to the emergence of offshore energy projects in the past decade.

By JON CHESTO BOSTON - Comcast Corp. has moved its Boston operations across town to South Boston - and to a site across the street from its biggest competitor.

By JON CHESTO 'DOWN TO THE WIRE' BOSTON - At least 2,000 Verizon workers are expected to attend a rally at Post Office Square on Thursday night in front of Verizon's New England headquarters as they attempt to pressure the company to reach a new contract agreement.

By JON CHESTO BOSTON - American Airlines has informed state officials that it plans to furlough as many as 105 flight attendants at Logan Airport at the end of August. The job cuts come as American shaves its overall work force by about 8 percent and its domestic flight routes by 12 percent.

By JON CHESTO AQUACULTURE BOSTON - An unusual experiment testing the potential for Pavlovian conditioning in fish faces a court challenge now that a consumer group claims the project's permit was improperly put on a fast track.