Archive for September 2019
Viewpoint: Why finance teams must join Digital Age
A new competitor halfway around the globe can suddenly disrupt a sector, leaving your 11-month old budget useless, writes Ed Gromann of Centage Corp. Read More
Read MoreMass. council requires towns to pony up for business tax breaks
The new policy follows a pair of controversial tax-break requests earlier this year, in North Andover and Stoughton. Read More
Read MoreCare New England wanted to bring Partners HealthCare back to negotiating table
The letters between Care New England and Gov. Gina Raimondo offer a look at the behind-the-scenes discussions between one of Rhode Island’s largest medical institutions and the state’s top executive. Read More
Read MoreConvention center board approves Hynes sale to fund $500M BCEC expansion
Following the vote, the MCCA now intends to issue request for proposals for the architectural design of the $500 million BCEC expansion. Read More
Read MoreBusiness group taps board chair’s husband as interim chief
As the Alliance for Business Leadership searches for a new president, the nonprofit is turning to its board chair’s husband to serve as its temporary leader. Read More
Read MoreWayfair CEO says he’d like prospective employees to be ‘non-political’
The remark came less than three months after hundreds of employees walked out in Copley Square to protest the company’s (NYSE: W) sale of furniture to operators of migrant detention camps along the U.S. southern border. Read More
Read MoreSearch team weighs profile of next UMass Boston chancellor
A good administrator who can also be a public figure, navigating the political circles of Boston and Massachusetts. A visionary leader who’s excited to be part of change and can inspire a diverse student body. The Bill Belichick of public research universities. Read More
Read MoreWhen the Celtics were publicly traded, the ball took some strange bounces
Under a proposed new fund, fans could own tiny slices of NBA teams. The Celtics did something similar for nearly two decades when the team was a publicly traded limited partnership, with profitable, but sometimes bizarre, results. Read More
Read MoreFirst new bank in Mass. in a decade is relying on tech
Although it’s about 90 miles away from Boston’s financial district, analysts and bankers across New England will be watching New Valley Bank & Trust’s progress moving forward to see how the new bank fares in a state with 115 locally headquartered banks and 28 more financial institutions operating here. Read More
Read MoreWhitehead Institute nabs NYU’s Lehmann to replace its longtime director
One of Kendall Square’s top biotech research organizations, the Whitehead Institute, has found a new leader to replace longtime director David Page. Read More
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