Archive for February 2020
SEC subpoenas Raytheon over Middle East contracts
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a subpoena to Raytheon Co. as part of an investigation into “improper payments.” Read More
Read MoreWayfair cuts 350 jobs at its Boston headquarters
In total, 3% of the company’s workforce was cut on Thursday. The company has more than 17,000 employees worldwide, and over 4,000 in its Boston’s headquarters in Copley Place. Read More
Read MoreSpartan Race buys Tough Mudder U.K. business, but hurdle remains
After an obstacle course worth of court filings, bankruptcy proceedings and negotiations, Spartan Race Inc. has acquired rival Tough Mudder’s U.K. assets. For Tough Mudder’s U.S. operations, Spartan has at least one more hurdle to jump. Read More
Read MoreWatermill Group’s president is doing something about private equity’s ‘bro culture’
The Lexington firm is launching an initiative to invest in women-led businesses beyond its traditional industrial manufacturing focus. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know, and the best are in the middle
It’s a wet, wintry morning out there. At least you can read the 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Boston business news. Read More
Read MoreThis Fenway office and lab property sold for $270M
The property is near the future Fenway Center air-rights project. Read More
Read MoreLargest Accounting Firms in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2019) Total number of Mass. employees as of Feb. 1, 2020 Mass. CPAs Mass. partners Total employees Mass. offices Total offices 1 PwC, 101 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA 02210, 617-530-5000, pwc.com 3139 1218 265 276005 2.0 721 2 Deloitte, 200 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116, 617-437-2000, deloitte.com 2563 421 304…
Read MoreTufts launches new center focused on analyzing Beacon Hill issues
Housed within Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life, the new center has an advisory council that includes two former governors, budget experts and academics. Read More
Read MoreHackers disrupt appointments for hundreds of doctors at Boston Children’s
Doctor visits around the state were disrupted on Tuesday after the physician organization affiliated with Boston Children’s Hospital said it was hacked. Read More
Read MoreSubsidies not enough to address housing crisis, Baker economic chief says
A jobs bill the Baker administration is developing will likely include plans aimed at boosting housing production, but the state needs to fundamentally alter housing market dynamics to address an emergency shortage, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy said. Read More
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