Archive for November 2019

Under-resourced communities characterized by high levels of poverty and unemployment are often overlooked as prime locations for small businesses. The reality is quite the opposite, former state treasurer Steve Grossman writes. Read More

Before selling his cybersecurity company ObserveIT for $225 million in cash, CEO Mike McKee was not a big believer in acquisitions. The Boston Business Journal reached out to McKee to learn about what made him change his mind about the deal, which is the latest in a long streak of acquisitions of local tech companies,…

Lyn Matteson was hired by Liberty Bay late last year as part of a succession plan, with the goal of expanding the credit union. Read More

If you can’t give the sharks/investors a compelling narrative that includes an innovative product or service, a growing and underserved market, and demonstrable and repeatable revenue, then you won’t generate competitive investor interest. Read More

Massachusetts’ credit unions continued to grow their collective footprint this year. Read More

A Florida-based foundation is paying $4 million to settle claims it worked with two of the Boston area’s biggest drugmakers to use kickback payments to boost sales of their drugs. Read More

The new port director takes the role as Conley Terminal undergoes $850 million in improvements, in the hopes of bringing more commercial ships to Boston. Read More

Despite heavy interest at the program’s outset following its creation in 2017, Massachusetts is home to only a handful of real estate projects that are taking advantage of federal Opportunity Zone incentives. Read More

Boston is amid one of the hottest real-estate development markets in modern memory. So why aren’t more local developers taking advantage of financial benefits offered by the federal Opportunity Zones program? Read More

American Airlines made several route announcements to cater to travelers during the most popular vacation time of year. Read More