Archive for July 2019
S&P boosts Boston University’s bond rating after Wheelock merger
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings raised its long-term ratings and underlying ratings on debt issued for Boston University. Read More
Read MoreBoston Private looks to retool by hiring wave of new advisers
Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. wants to manage $50 billion in assets by the end of 2022. Right now, it has about a third of that total. Read More
Read MoreNBA veterans form new media consultancy PivottvMedia
Two well-established players in the sports communication field are launching a media consulting firm that will be headquartered in Boston and Los Angeles. Read More
Read MoreToast acquires Chicago software firm StratEx
Founded in 2003, StratEx counts clients such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Jimmy John’s, Giordano’s, and Girl & the Goat. Read More
Read MoreCuraleaf opens first medical marijuana dispensary in Sanford, Fla. (Video)
Curaleaf Inc. debuted Sanford’s first medical marijuana dispensary on July 25, the latest one to open in Central Florida’s Seminole County. The location is the 25th in Florida for the Wakefield, Mass.-based company. Read More
Read MoreCVS hires top Partners HealthCare exec to role in PBM business
A top executive at Partners HealthCare has been named chief medical officer for CVS’s pharmacy benefit management business, the retail giant announced. Read More
Read MoreYankee Candle founder Kittredge made ‘a tremendous impact’
The image of Yankee Candle founder Michael J. Kittredge II that sticks in the mind of Jeffrey Hayden is of the entrepreneur and philanthropist in casual clothes, perched on a professor’s desk and talking to students about the businesses they hoped to begin. Kittredge died Wednesday at 67. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a tax break I can roll with
Happy Friday, folks. Here are the five most important things you need to know to get your day started. Read More
Read MoreBoston Beer puts hope in Key’s appeal, ramps up spiked seltzer marketing
Boston Beer Co. is ramping up marketing and availability of its spiked seltzer brand, hiring comedian Keegan-Michael Key to star in a new ad campaign around the drink and launching a draft availability. Read More
Read MoreVeolia procurement chief knows how to hit her targets
Nisreen Bagasra is Veolia’s first female chief procurement officer and, interestingly, a competitive target shooter. She spoke with the Business Journal about her near-miss of the Olympics, and how focused breathing makes her a better businesswoman. Read More
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