Archive for December 2019
The top-read BBJ stories of 2019
Here they are, the top 20 Boston Business Journal stories of 2019, ranked by the number of visits. The stories touched nearly every sector of the Massachusetts economy. The collection includes articles on transportation playing a big part in the opening of a $2.6 billion casino, property tax rates, the abrupt closure of an architecture…
Read MoreMinimum wage in Mass. will increase on Jan. 1
The minimum wage in Massachusetts will soon be increased to $12.75, up $0.75 from 2019 as part of an effort to increase the lowest paying jobs with a long term target of $15 per hour by 2023. Read More
Read MoreFormer House Speaker DiMasi denied latest bid to register as a lobbyist
Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi remains barred from registering as a Beacon Hill lobbyist. Read More
Read More2020 Vision: Eight real estate deals watch in the coming year
Will the South Station air-rights tower ever move forward? Will the state Legislature approve the sale of the Hynes Convention Center? And will the major residential projects opening within a block of each other make Boston’s Seaport a true neighborhood? Read More
Read MoreAmong chief technology officers, women are hard to find
While the FCC’s first female CTO prepares to take over her role in January 2020, the numbers of female CTOs at companies and agencies across the U.S. remain limited. In Massachusetts, nine companies among this year’s top 25 largest software development firms have a CTO as part of their management team. Among those executives, only…
Read MoreMattapan to welcome first new bank branch in decades
As part of its big local expansion push, JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to open a location in Mattapan — the first new bank branch in the Boston neighborhood in decades. Read More
Read MoreHey, employers — here’s how Beacon Hill might spend your money in 2020
A gas-tax hike, state investment in tech, a proliferation of booze licenses, and more to watch for this upcoming year. Read More
Read MoreSanofi Genzyme employee identified as woman in apparent murder-suicide
A 40-year-old West Roxbury resident named Erin Pascal and her two children were found dead at a parking garage near the Ruggles MBTA stop on Wednesday, according to District Attorney Rachael Rollins. Read More
Read MoreGillette parent P&G’s top quotes of 2019
Procter & Gamble generated plenty of chatter over the past year with comments on everything from a member of the board of directors selling millions of shares of stock to the CEO explaining why the company plans to stick with Gillette razors despite some criticism over the division’s performance and controversial advertising. Read More
Read MoreSantander’s new CEO on his move to Boston, banking, and the weather
While Wennes thought he may one day be CEO of Santander U.S., “this opportunity came up certainly more quickly than anticipated,” he said in an interview. His biggest surprise so far at Santander? How similar the East Coast is to the West Coast, from a banking perspective. Read More
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