Archive for December 2019

Massachusetts businesses would be banned from distributing disposable plastic straws unless a customer requests one, under a bill endorsed by Environment Committee on Monday and described as "ridiculous" by a leading small business advocate. Read More

It’s the latest in a series of transactions involving the insurance giant’s European operations. Read More

More small colleges in New England will likely merge and close in 2020, experts said, as the industry continues to face a shrinking population of college-aged students. Read More

Boston’s commercial real estate boom continued in 2019. Read More

From health care legislation to mergers and acquisitions, 2019 was busy for the health care market. Industry experts say the excitement is just beginning. Read More

Wave Life Sciences took its first steps this week after a major corporate setback, releasing early data on one of the two potential treatments for Huntington’s disease, which it’s developing with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. The drugs are now Wave’s most advanced products in development following its decision earlier this month to halt testing on…

Senior Housing Properties Trust will change its name on Jan. 1, in a move the REIT says "more accurately depicts both our portfolio of diverse, high-quality healthcare real estate and our strategy moving forward." Read More

Private companies that hit the threshold of a $1 billion valuation in recent years have one thing in common: at least one one founder who studied in the Boston area, according to a report released by VC firm White Star Capital. Read More

At least three of the chain’s Boston locations were closed Monday during normal business hours. Read More