Archive for February 2020
Underscore VC promotes Facebook veteran to partner
Lily Lyman, who spent nearly three years at Facebook, was recently a principal at a Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm for two years before becoming one of the firm’s four partners. Read More
Read MoreBoston VC has a new $770M life sciences fund. Here’s how much will go to SF companies.
The firm’s fifth fund is the largest in its 13-year history. Read More
Read MoreSprint/T-Mobile merger clears last major hurdle
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, removing the last major hurdle standing in the way of the $26.5 billion merger. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: JW Construction, Inc.
JW Construction, Inc., a Boston-based, full-servic Read More
Read MoreGene therapy startup’s stock stumbles after FDA questions treatment
LogicBio Therapeutics had hoped to begin testing what could be the first gene-targeting treatment designed specifically for infants and children, but FDA qualms have put a moratorium on those plans. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know, and the passing of a Boston icon
Good morning. While everyone else is watching New Hampshire, here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to get your day off to a smart start, and plus the bad business of Mookie, the passing of a Boston real estate icon, and the birth of gerrymandering. Read More
Read MoreEx-VC partners spar in court over long-ago investment
Former Kodiak Ventures partner Peter Rothstein, now president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, and two other partners left Kodiak almost two decades ago. They’ve been named in a lawsuit claiming they owe money to their former partners. It’s a claim without merit, they say. Read More
Read MoreGammons: Mookie Betts trade is bad for Red Sox business
Hall of Fame sportswriter Peter Gammons told the Business Journal that trading Mookie Betts was not only a bad deal for the Red Sox on the field, but off the field as well. Here’s how it hurts the team’s brand. Read More
Read MoreTransportation officials push workforce grants to reduce congestion
Massachusetts transportation officials signed off on $4.2 million in workforce transportation grants, funneling funds to regional transit authorities, nonprofits and business organizations as part of an effort to lessen congestion on Bay State roadways. Read More
Read MoreRobert Beal, giant in Boston’s real estate and philanthropic communities, dies at 78
Robert Beal and his brother Bruce were the fourth generation to own and operate The Beal Companies in Boston. Read More
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