Archive for March 2020

Boston-area colleges are now faced with an unexpected financial obstacle — losing millions of dollars in revenue from refunds on unused room and board fees. Read More

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the parent company of several retailers, including T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, said the closures go into effect today and are scheduled to last two weeks. Read More

A Quincy-based nurse staffing tech startup has launched one of the first training certification programs on the COVID-19 coronavirus for nursing professionals and made it available online for free. Read More

Motus GI Holdings, a medical device company in Fort Lauderdale, will relocate its headquarters to the Boston area in the second quarter. Read More

Home robot vacuum maker Neato Robotics is cleaning out its Newark headquarters and moving to a larger office in San Jose. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your day, from malls and child-care closings to unemployment claims skyrocketing, plus Frozen 2, a new resource guide and the big pain in my neck. Read More

The COVID-19 Response Fund is being set up to provide “flexible resources” to nonprofits serving those who have been affected financially by the pandemic. Read More

“If we don’t do something at the state level to improve payment for the care of Medicaid beneficiaries, primarily done by safety net hospitals, this will be the death of some of those hospitals,” said UMass Memorial Health Care CEO Dr. Eric Dickson. Read More