Bostonians plan ways to avoid the gridlock; Campaign Trail: 2 rough roads in 2004 presidential race.(News)

Pensions & Investments, July, 2004 by Crawford, Gregory

Byline: Gregory Crawford BOSTON - The Democrats are coming, and the city's financial community is leaving - at least for a few days. Transportation nightmares and security headaches are expected with the onslaught of 35,000 people for the convention, which runs from Monday through Thursday.

Not only is the convention Boston's first, it's the first major U.S. political event since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Thus, security is extremely tight. Several pension funds and money management firms are going to work around the problems. * The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board is using flex time to get around the headaches. * Mellon Financial Corp. is using work-at-home arrangements, flex time and alternate sites. * Fidelity...

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