Archive for September 2019
Five things you need to know today, and why should we ‘trust Amazon’?
Happy Tuesday! Here are the five most important things you need to know to get your Monday started. Read More
Read MoreShopify to acquire Waltham robotics startup for $450M
Waltham-based 6 River Systems Inc., a startup founded by former executives from Amazon Robotics, is being acquired in one of the year’s biggest M&A deals in the local technology sector. Read More
Read MoreBoston Mayor Walsh says he’s committed to ‘overhauling’ city zoning panel
“I’ve asked for an independent and comprehensive review and I am fully committed to overhauling the Zoning Board of Appeal,” Walsh said in a statement Monday. The statement appeared to be a shift from his initial insistence that there had been “no wrongdoing” at or by the ZBA. Read More
Read MorePaid leave law talks expose rift between union, Gov. Baker
Unsatisfied with the progress or lack thereof at the bargaining table, the state’s largest public employee union last week called on Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration to exempt state employees from having to pay into the state’s new paid family and medical leave program. Read More
Read MoreThese are the top Mass. colleges and universities in 2020, according to U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report published its annual ranking of the top universities in the country, once again including over a dozen Massachusetts institutions. Read More
Read MoreCiting Epstein scandal, MIT workers demand Reif testify at 401(k) trial
If MIT’s president can order an investigation into the Epstein donations, he should have ordered an investigation into donations by Fidelity Investments, the plaintiffs argued in a court filing. Read More
Read MoreSerious illness care coalition names new executive director
Anna Gosline will take over the role of executive director at the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care from Richard Averbuch, who is retiring. Gosline described the position as that of a convener, helping to coordinate efforts between the member groups that constitute the coalition. Read More
Read MoreBoston Properties growing Waltham portfolio with $106M buy
The office campus is a stone’s throw from the headquarters of defense contractor Raytheon Co. Read More
Read MoreRDX completes acquisition of Massachusetts-based cloud service provider
The completion of the acquisition makes it the third company that RDX has acquired over the past seven months. Read More
Read MoreNashoba Valley Medical Center threatens to close amid union contract fight
Union nurses at Nashoba Valley Medical Center have filed a labor complaint against management, after hospital officials threatened to close the facility if the nurses did not accept the latest offer in ongoing contract negotiations. Read More
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