Archive for July 2019
Five things you need to know today, and I’m not ready for back-to-school talk
Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know today in Boston business news, plus the odds and ends that make your water-cooler talk more interesting. Read More
Read MoreInteractions hires new chief people officer from Fidelity
Mary Clermont, who was at the Boston-based financial services firm for the past eight years, started at Interactions on July 1. As of Wednesday, she is the only woman in the company’s management team. Read More
Read MoreFrequency Therapeutics, Astellas sign deal to tune of $625M
Japanese firm Astellas Health will join Woburn’s Frequency Therapeutics as it steers its first treatment for the most common cause of hearing loss through the clinic. Read More
Read MoreMillennium Partners, Asian CDC propose 30-story Chinatown tower
The tower would house up to 171 residential units, all of which would income-restricted. Read More
Read MoreEisai boosts focus on Alzheimer’s with new research facility, funding
Japanese drugmaker Eisai is investing $120 million over three years in an Alzheimer’s research center — a 20 percent increase over the funding Eisai originally had allocated for the facility. Read More
Read MoreNew acquisition fuels People’s United expansion in Massachusetts
The bank to be acquired has over 20 locations in Massachusetts, including five in the Worcester area. Read More
Read MoreHow RedHat will grow its Mass. workforce after closing the $34B deal with IBM
With the IBM-Red Hat deal done, Red Hat is expected to continue to grow in Massachusetts as an independent company, according to a local executive for the open source data giant. Read More
Read MoreSurvey: Many doctors untrained, unwilling to treat opioid addiction
The biggest barrier to accessing treatment for a substance use disorder is finding a doctor trained and willing to treat it. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Atlantic Retail
Atlantic Retail, a national retail real estate bro Read More
Read MoreCare New England calls off Lifespan merger
Despite the wishes of Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Care New England will not be joining forces with Lifespan and Brown University, concluding the third attempt at merger discussions the organizations have had since the 1990s. Read More
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