Archive for August 2019
GateHouse parent company to buy Gannett for $1.3B
The deal would create one of the largest newspaper chains in the country. Read More
Read MoreRetail success at MFS softens blow from other client losses
Like other active managers, MFS has continued to be hurt by the growing popularity of index and passively managed funds. Read More
Read MoreGlobe union plans walkout amid ‘increasingly contentious’ negotiations
The main union representing around 300 journalists and the business side employees at the Boston Globe are planning a lunchtime walkout on Tuesday to protest slow progress on contract negotiations. Read More
Read MoreRed Line delays will extend into October
MBTA officials who initially said delays on the Red Line would continue "at least through Labor Day" are now targeting sometime in October for restoration of full service. Read More
Read MoreRating agency: New state budget is ‘credit positive’
The new $43.3 billion state budget is "credit positive," according to the rating agency Moody’s, which cited plans to ramp up K-12 education spending, make sizable deposits into the state’s reserves, and a decision not to freeze tuition levels at the University of Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreDrop everything: Indoor skydiving coming to Patriot Place
High-powered fans at the 100-foot tunnel will simulate a free-falling sensation. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Direct Federal Credit Union
Direct Federal Credit Union, the fastest growing c Read More
Read MoreHere’s what’s next for Dynatrace after its $544 million IPO
“(Investors) don’t see too many software companies with debt on the balance sheet, but they also don’t see software companies with our cash generation capability,” said John Van Siclen, CEO of newly-public Dynatrace Holdings LLC. Read More
Read MoreSantander starts high-paying program for women returning to workforce
The bank is launching a 12-week program for mid-career professionals — primarily women — who have been out of the workforce for years and want to make a return. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and it’s good to be back
Good morning! Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news, including must-reads, odds and ends, and why I’m happy to be back in Boston after a week in New York City. Read More
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