Archive for January 2020
Here’s how law firms with the most female attorneys promote gender diversity
We asked local law firms with the highest numbers of female attorneys how they promote gender diversity. Here are their answers. Read More
Read MoreAll 10 new Techstars Boston startups are local
For the first time since Techstars Boston launched in 2009, all 10 of the startups admitted to its latest program called the Greater Boston area home. Read More
Read MoreA longtime diversity executive shares her immigrant experiences
Jackie Glenn grew up poor in Jamaica before moving to the U.S. to become a nanny, then to the Boston area to live with an aunt in Mattapan. “It was cold! No one looked like me. No one sounded like me,” she recalls. She went on to become a key executive at one of Greater…
Read MoreFDA approves local biotech’s first rare-cancer drug
The FDA has approved the drug Tazverik to treat metastatic or locally advanced epitheliod sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer. Read More
Read MoreCarbon pricing a cornerstone of state Senate’s climate bills
The Massachusetts Senate plans to take up a far-reaching package of climate bills whose major components include an electric MBTA bus fleet by 2040, carbon-pricing mechanisms for transportation, homes and commercial buildings, and a series of five-year greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements that ramp up to net-zero emissions in 2050. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Mass. is right to play it safe on professional licenses
Massachusetts has struck just the right balance, requiring licenses for jobs that require safety and precision, such as electricians and dental assistants, but not for a variety of lower-skilled jobs that do not affect public safety. Read More
Read MoreCVS unveils new HealthHUBs in Philadelphia area
The retail pharmacy chain has revamped 13 CVS stores in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey to include HealthHUBs that feature expanded products and services for health and wellness. Read More
Read MoreEx-Blue Hills CEO leaves Rockland Trust board after merger
Long-time Boston financial services executive Bill Parent is "pursuing other opportunities," according to a regulatory filing. Read More
Read MoreFinalists for UMass Boston chancellor could be announced next week
“In the event that the committee, having assessed the credentials of many strong applicants and interviewed 11 remarkable candidates, chooses finalists, the next step in the process would be for those candidates to come to UMass Boston for campus visits,” Norman Peters, the chairman, and Jean Rhodes, the vice chair, said in a note to…
Read MoreThere’s a new spotlight on doctor payments in wake of the opioid crisis
The relationship between companies that make drugs and medical devices and the doctors who recommend them has always been seen by some as problematic. During the recent opioid epidemic, that suspicion has only grown. Read More
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