Archive for September 2019
Report: Mass. solar sector absorbing job drain
Jobs in the solar energy industry in Massachusetts are declining despite efforts to ramp up renewable energy to meet legal climate change mandates, according to industry insiders who are calling for major changes in state laws to get the sector’s growth back on track. Read More
Read MoreWebroot executives tapped for top jobs at Carbonite
Six weeks after Mohamad Ali announced his departure as CEO of Carbonite, the Boston-based data protection and cybersecurity company announced leadership changes that bring in executives from Webroot Inc., which Carbonite acquired earlier this year. Read More
Read MoreHere’s where hospitals, higher ed rank among top employers in Boston proper
Four of the top five largest employers in Boston were hospitals in 2018, showing the growing strength of the health care sector to the city’s economy. Read More
Read MoreHere’s all the Boston real estate news you may have missed on your summer break
The Seaport’s first grocery store. The Obamas buying Wyc Grousbeck’s estate. Southie residents demand zero housing at a 15-acre site. A $2.6 billion casino opens. Here’s the real estate news you may have missed during your summer vacation. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the day Springfield beat Boston
Good morning, everyone. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news to get your workday started. Read More
Read MoreNew Worcester ballpark won’t be a mini-Fenway, designer says
When ballpark designer Janet Marie Smith takes in a game at Boston’s historic Fenway Park, she loves to sit atop the perch of the Green Monster. Read More
Read MoreHobbs Brook Management taps new CEO
Samuel M. Schaefer was previously a managing director with Tishman Speyer in Boston. Read More
Read MoreLeClairRyan’s last Boston lawyers flee to another firm
The national outfit, which filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, is in the process of shutting down. Read More
Read MoreIn expense-laden biotech industry, here are the Mass. startups most in need of cash
Unlike commercial-stage companies that have product revenues, drug startups largely rely on private equity funding, stock sales and debt financing to fund their operations. And those operations can be pricey. Read More
Read MoreiRobot hires former HP executive as chief product officer
iRobot Corp., the Bedford-based maker of robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba, has hired a former HP Inc. executive for the company’s newly created position of chief product officer. Read More
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