Archive for August 2019
New CVS membership plan includes free drug delivery
CarePass will cost $5 a month or $48 a year. Read More
Read MoreLuxury retailer Barneys files for bankruptcy
Luxury department store Barneys New York filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday after nearly 100 years in business. Read More
Read MoreExecutive turnover, high-interest debt to be part of Gannett-GateHouse merger
When the details behind the long-rumored merger of the nation’s two largest newspaper chains were finally announced Monday, it became clear that private equity will once again play a big role. Read More
Read MoreCare.com CEO and founder to step aside
Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo said on Tuesday that the company she founded 13 years ago is looking for a new chief executive. She will transition to the role of executive chairwoman. Read More
Read MoreConstruction kicks off at $100M Malden Center development
Renovations of the former bank operations center at Malden Center include replacing a portion of the red-brick facade with floor-to-ceiling glass. The $100 million project just landed its first retail tenant. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and they started from the bottom
Good morning! Here are the five most important things you need to know to get your workday started, and some Boston-based CEOs who started from the bottom. Read More
Read MoreGE workers to vote on revised labor agreement next week
Union leadership said the new pact includes improved wages and health care costs. But the union’s members have disagreed with their leaders previously during negotiations. Read More
Read MoreSoftBank adds $200M in funds to Cybereason investment total
Cybereason Inc., a Boston-based cybersecurity company founded by a former member of the Israeli military’s elite intelligence unit, said Tuesday it has received $200 million in new funding from its investor SoftBank Group Corp. 78% of Boston-based Cybereason’s total funding now comes from SoftBank. Read More
Read MoreLuca Biologics focuses microbiome research on women’s health
Several biopharma leaders have joined forces on a new Cambridge startup that is hoping to use naturally occurring bacteria found in the human body to combat everything from common infections to infertility. Read More
Read MoreSee inside HubSpot’s renovated HQ, and its new smoothie bar
An updated lobby area, an expanded café and an onsite smoothie bar for employees: Cambridge-based office of inbound marketing firm HubSpot Inc. undertook a renovation in order to foster "a collaborative and social work environment," the company’s chief people officer said in a statement. Read More
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