Archive for August 2019
GE sells aviation lending unit to Apollo, Athene
GE has been significantly downsizing GE Capital, once one of the largest financial services companies in the U.S., for years. Read More
Read MoreMassDOT to open HOV lanes early for Labor Day rush
People looking to get out of Boston and get on with their Labor Day weekend plans will get a little assist from the Department of Transportation Thursday and Friday afternoons, when the Southeast Expressway’s HOV lane will open earlier than normal. Read More
Read MoreMass. demand for IT consultants still on the rise
Demand for information technology professionals in the Bay State continues to increase, according to the Business Journal’s latest list of the Largest IT Consulting Firms in the state. Read More
Read MoreNearly five years on, Rocketbook is still blasting off
More than four years after the Indiegogo campaign that first launched the cloud-integrated notebook, Rocketbook is soaring. Read More
Read MoreHere are the largest co-working spaces in Greater Boston
Co-working giant WeWork is close to becoming Boston’s largest office tenant. Read More
Read MoreGrowing concern: New details about WeWork spark fears among landlords
Since WeWork leased its first building five years ago, the company has become the second-largest tenant in Boston’s office market. Read More
Read MoreNorth Carolina pharma nabs contract with Mass. oncology outfit
An eastern North Carolina CRO has landed a contract with a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company with a quickly expanding research portfolio – adding to the firm’s prestige in oncology and immunology development. Read More
Read More5 minutes with … Supriya Shivakumar, MilliporeSigma’s head of gene-editing strategy
While working in a laboratory some 25 years ago, Supriya Shivakumar had little idea that she could one day lead an international company’s efforts around a science that would make her life and the lives of other researchers much, much easier. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: The business models for small colleges are on verge of collapse
The bodies that govern higher education institutions should err on the side of protecting students, not institutions. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: More transparency is needed around Mass. EDIP tax breaks
The lack of transparency surrounding the EDIP program hurts that program’s credibility and undermines the public confidence in state tax money is collected, kept and spent. Read More
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