Archive for February 2020
Editorial: Take a pledge. Stop opiate addiction.
A new coalition of businesses and policy groups launched around an effort to reduce the stigma around addiction and increase access to treatment. Read More
Read MoreMost Expensive Single-Family Homes Sold in Massachusetts
List includes transactions completed in 2019. Data was provided by MLS Property Information Network Inc., the Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors & MLS and LINK (Listing Information Network). Data does not include condo sales. Read More
Read MoreLargest Commercial Real Estate Leasing Firms in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2019)/ 2019 sq. ft. leased in Mass. No. of 2019 leases Largest 2019 Mass. lease (tenant/city/sq. ft.) Mass. licensed brokers Total Mass. employees Top local executive(s) 1 CBRE/New England, 99 High St., Boston, MA 02110, 617-912-7000, cbre.com/newengland 19200207 1033 Foundation Medicine, 400 Summer St., Boston, 581,000 sq. ft. 87 520…
Read MoreHere’s the story behind Hyundai’s ‘Smaht Pahk’ Super Bowl commercial
“If you’re going to do a spot like this that’s a play on a regional accent and that’s a tribute to a place, you have to do it for real,” the person behind Hyundai’s "Smart Pack" Super Bowl commercial said. Read More
Read MoreWeiner Ventures calls $100M suit from Suffolk’s John Fish ‘an unbelievable fiction’
In a newly publicized court filing, Weiner Ventures says the $100 million lawsuit filed by construction magnate John Fish should be dismissed. Fish’s legal team, in turn, says the motion should be denied. Read More
Read MoreSuper Bowl audience rose for first time in four years
Boston was among the top five markets for television ratings for the Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and the 49ers. Read More
Read MoreSouth Shore Health loses 4th top executive in six months
The hospital’s chief compliance and audit officer has left the organization to take a job at Care New England. Read More
Read MoreGoulston is the latest law firm to hire diversity director
Ayeshah Johnson comes to Goulston after serving as manager of diversity and inclusion at another midsize law firm. Read More
Read MoreHere’s how two local biotechs plan to have a coronavirus vaccine within just a few months
Young startups Moderna and CureVac, neither of which has brought a drug to market before, believe they can differentiate themselves from their competitors thanks to an experimental approach involving messenger RNA. Read More
Read MoreCommunity groups ask feds to halt Suffolk Downs redevelopment
Lawyers for Civil Rights has asked federal authorities to stop the city’s development-review process of Suffolk Downs, where a combined 16.2 million square feet of development is proposed. Read More
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