Archive for October 2019
Hancock launches new life insurance product for diabetes
Boston-based John Hancock is teaming up with a locally based joint venture from Google Inc.’s parent and Sanofi to introduce a new type of life insurance policy for those who suffer from diabetes. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: C&S Insurance
C&S Insurance, a leading insurance agency in Massa Read More
Read MoreAmazon nixes plans to lease Braintree warehouse
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is not moving forward with plans to open a distribution center in Braintree. Read More
Read MoreLaw students’ scores improve on Mass. bar exam after last year’s low
The passage rate is still a good deal lower than it was earlier this decade. Read More
Read MoreMass. House speaker hopes to extend rule into 2021-2022 session
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo, already the state’s longest continuously serving speaker, plans to seek re-election in 2020 and to extend his rule in the House in 2021. Read More
Read MoreThreat intel firm to open new office, add 130 jobs in the Boston area
The threat intelligence company is opening a second office in addition to its current headquarters at 363 Highland Avenue in Somerville, with the goal of building a “campus” in the Davis Square area, according to CEO Christopher Ahlberg. Read More
Read MoreRed Sox officially announce new ‘chief baseball officer’
Chaim Bloom was the first executive from outside the organization the Boston Red Sox brought in to interview for their new top baseball job — and reportedly the last. Apparently, they didn’t need to talk to anyone else. Read More
Read MoreAd agency MullenLowe signs lease for new Seaport headquarters
MullenLowe and Mediahub, subsidiaries of Interpublic Group, will move their headquarters from Boston’s Financial District to the Seaport in July 2020. Read More
Read MoreWorkspace provider Knotel selects first Boston location
The flexible office company says Boston is the ideal fit for its enterprise clientele. Read More
Read MoreSome familiar execs back a Mass. super PAC focused locally
The co-founders of Boston-based online furniture retailer Wayfair Inc. are among a group of top Massachusetts executives supporting a new Bay State super PAC. The others include executives from Analog Devices Inc. and Granite Telecommunications. Read More
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