Archive for September 2019
Denver becomes 2nd city to get Boston-based ISP’s internet package
The Boston-based company partnered with the Denver Housing Authority. Read More
Read MoreMom’s startup platform Pepperlane hires new head of tech, moves offices
Four months after the former CEO of Constant Contact joined the company, the Cambridge startup is adding another executive to its leadership team. Read More
Read MoreShareholders at Smith & Wesson parent reject executive pay measure
Shareholders of American Outdoor Brands Corp. have rejected a “say-on-pay” advisory measure on the gunmaker’s rising executive pay. Read More
Read MoreHead of $1B endowment at UMass system quietly exits
Charlie Pagnam, who until recently oversaw the University of Massachusetts’ $1 billion endowment, quietly left the five-campus university system this summer. Read More
Read MoreReport: One in four life science workers would leave Mass. for better commute
Trade group MassBio polled more than 2,100 people, yielding what MassBio’s Vice President of Programs and Global Affairs Elizabeth Steele called “disheartening” results. Read More
Read MoreGov. Baker declares four-month ban on vaping product sales
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreFidelity dives back into crypto, blockchain VC investments
The effort, which was put on pause last year, is now being led by a former equity analyst at the asset manager. Read More
Read MoreCannabis cafes and marijuana delivery are coming to Mass. Here’s what you should know.
Massachusetts cannabis regulators finalized rules around the delivery and social consumption of recreational marijuana on Tuesday, opening the door to two new license types that will be exclusively available to small businesses and disenfranchised applicants. Read More
Read MoreWeWork co-founder Adam Neumann to resign as CEO
The New York company had been angling to go public, but stress over its business model — and Neumann’s behavior — worried investors delayed the initial public offering. Read More
Read MoreMIT-born Tulip adds $24.5M to Series B round, eyes new office in Germany
Somerville-based Tulip Interfaces Inc., an MIT-born startup that focuses on software to power the industrial Internet of Things, has added to its Series B round. Read More
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