Archive for August 2019
Another big law firm enters Boston, this one from the Midwest
The outfit is opening the office with a five-lawyer team from White and Williams LLP. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, crazy stories and Fenway’s legitimacy
Here are the five things you need to know to get your workday started on this August Friday, plus sports, history and other fun facts to make your water-cooler talk more interesting. Read More
Read MoreRegulators hit cannabis operator Curaleaf with $250k fine
The Massachusetts Cannabis Commission signed off on Curaleaf’s change of ownership, but the marijuana business will have to pay a quarter of a million dollars for completing the transaction without first receiving the green light from the state. Read More
Read MoreBoston craft brewer Night Shift eyes Philadelphia warehouse
Night Shift is the sixth largest brewer in Massachusetts, ranked by 2018 beer barrel production. Read More
Read MoreSarepta stock tumbles after Duchenne gene therapy complication
Sarepta Therapeutics stock dropped 13 percent after news emerged that a child participating in a trial of the company’s experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy experienced a serious health complication. Read More
Read MoreLegacy Place endures for a decade by driving a new retail model
The Dedham retail center opened 10 years ago, when the economy was knee deep in the largest economic downturn in decades and the retail industry was about to undergo changes that have since proven cataclysmic for certain businesses. Through all the turmoil, Legacy Place has endured. Read More
Read MoreTotal billings at state’s largest architectural firms decline from last year
Overall growth dipped in 2018, but many of Massachusetts’ largest architects made gains. Read More
Read MoreDrug developer Cerevel Therapeutics could quadruple headcount with HQ move
The new office will give room for Cerevel to quadruple its headquarters in the coming years. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Affordable, accessible public higher ed is critical to our economy
By better understanding the burden of fixed costs incurred by UMass, we will work together to come up with reasonable policy recommendations to both control spending as well as identify critical places for new investment. Read More
Read MoreWould you pay $30 a week to drive in a fast lane on I-93? State to study concept
The study is one of many recommendations in a new state report that found something simple — a single crash or bad weather — regularly tips everyday backups in Greater Boston into significantly worse traffic jams. Read More
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