Archive for October 2019

The health care giant is eyeing the artificial intelligence and translational medicine space with the creation of two new funds to propel early stage companies. Read More

A small biotech that has quietly been operating in Cambridge for the last five years is stepping into the spotlight with hopes of tackling one of the biggest healthcare threats in the U.S. Read More

GE’s lease for its temporary headquarters on Farnsworth Street is up at the end of the year, and the company doesn’t intend to renew it. Read More

Op-ed: Americans are expected to spend $8.8 billion on candy, costumes and decorations this year – or $86 for every person who plans to celebrate. That includes a half a billion dollars on costumes that Americans are buying for their pets, which is double the amount they spent a decade ago. Pumpkins and hot dogs…

A spot that was once a Seaport beer garden is now getting pitched as an ice-skating rink. Read More

As part of the settlement, the school will solicit bids from firms other than Fidelity to provide administrative and record-keeping services for its 401(k) plan. Read More

Weeks after calling for the sale of the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay, Baker administration officials are pitching the redevelopment of the Charles F. Hurley Building, a concrete facility nearly 50 years old and located down the street from the State House. Read More

“The thing we really liked about the structure of the acquisition is that Siemens’ intentions are to keep everything Boston-based, and continue to invest in, particularly, engineering talent,” said Mark Toland, president and CEO of Corindus Vascular Robotics. Read More

The Massachusetts economy contracted slightly in the third quarter, local economists reported Wednesday, the same day that the federal goverment reported the U.S. economy grew 1.9 percent in the quarter that ended Sept. 30. Read More

It’s part of a push to empower GE’s individual businesses at the expense of the corporate department that’s headquartered in Boston. Read More