Archive for September 2019

In the aftermath of the arrest of Fall River’s mayor for allegedly extorting marijuana companies, federal prosecutors said the local approval process for cannabis businesses is ripe for corruption. Some elected officials and state regulators agree that more strictures are needed. Read More

The proposal would put a large property on Boylston Street on the market, a prospect likely to generate heavy interest among developers. Read More

J.Jill, Inc. and designer Christian Siriano have launched the first of a series of size-inclusive collections featuring classic staples as well as elevated designs. Read More

The offering’s underwriters exercised their options in full, and GE’s voting power over Baker Hughes fell to 36.8 percent. Read More

Attorney General Maura Healey’s office plans to formally oppose the bankruptcy petition of Oxycontin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and will seek to keep its own lawsuit against Purdue and its controlling Sackler family alive even as about two dozen states agree to a multi-billion dollar settlement with the company. Read More

Entrepreneurship for All, a nonprofit seeking to help Massachusetts residents start businesses, has launched its programming in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Read More

Members of the media planning to attend the conference were told Friday that Gottlieb’s comments was “candid and off-the-record, not to be recorded,” according to an email sent to the Business Journal. Read More

Within five months of opening in Downtown Crossing, Chase put itself within striking distance of several competitors that have been in the neighborhood for years, according to the FDIC data. Read More

A San Antonio craft beer pioneer is taking his talent to Massachusetts and one of the Bay State’s largest breweries. Read More