Archive for September 2019
Trammell Crow hires two more execs as it builds Boston office
The Dallas-based real-estate development company launched a Boston office in May. Read More
Read MoreFintech firms see ‘massive opportunity’ for growth
Of the 16 firms that have appeared in the two most-recent versions of the BBJ’s Largest Fintech Firms in Massachusetts list, 10 reported year-over-year increases in their local head count — and all by double digits. Read More
Read MoreUnited Technologies CTO resigns
As United Technologies seeks a merger with Raytheon, the Farmington, Conn.-based company’s technology chief has stepped down from his role, a United Technologies spokesperson confimed on Thursday. Read More
Read MorePayments tech is finding purchase in Boston
One of the newer and most-promising waves of fintech locally is payments — technology that helps make transactions faster, easier and cheaper for businesses and consumers. Read More
Read MoreAt Boston-area law firms, diversity is becoming a full-time job
Two of the city’s largest law firms have hired diversity directors this month, and at least two more have been actively looking for someone for the role. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and can you name that hospital system?
Good morning, everyone. Here are the five most important things you need to know to get your workday started, and what’s harder — renaming the state’s largest employer, or fixing health care? Read More
Read MoreLargest Fintech Companies in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2018)/ Total Mass. employees Total number of employees (all offices) Total funding raised by company to date Fintech-related products or services Year founded Top local executive(s) 1 Toast, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, 844-862-7843, pos.toasttab.com, https://www.bizjournals.com/profile/company/org_ch_5137b790da891405d7886d86d0f86ccc 1000 2000 496000000 Payroll and team management, point of sale, Toast Go, mobile…
Read MoreGranite Telecommunications marks sales milestone with bonuses for 2,300 employees
The voice and data telecommunication services provider says it has surpassed its 2019 fiscal goal of $1.5 billion in annualized revenues. Read More
Read MoreMass. lobster wholesalers request tariff relief amid China trade tensions
Tariff relief is needed to help local lobster wholesalers cope with declining revenue amid escalated trade war with China, the Bay State’s second-largest export market, industry advocates say. Read More
Read MoreGlobal cyber protection company with U.S. HQ in Burlington raises $147M
The investment round, led by Goldman Sachs, sets the valuation of the company to over $1 billion. Read More
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