Archive for March 2020

As colleges and universities across the state move courses online for the rest of the semester due to the coronavirus pandemic, some classes are proving easier to transition to a virtual setting than others. Read More

The Boston Business Journal has compiled this resource list to help businesses during the outbreak, a list that is likely to grow and change over the coming days and weeks. We will update this list regularly, so please check back. And if you come across other resources, email hilaryburns@bizjournals.com. Read More

The city will stop issuing building permits, trade permits and other construction-related licenses as of 8 a.m. on Thursday. Read More

Procter & Gamble, which owns Boston-based Gillette, has named a chief communications officer to succeed Craig Buchholz, who has been hired to oversee global communications for General Motors. Read More

Under emergency regulations to come this week, the businesses would not have to pay the taxes until June, to help them cope financially during the coronavirus crisis. Read More

The closures impact 14 properties in Massachusetts, including Copley Place in Boston and Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis. Read More

“I’m not saying that would never be a potential option," Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said. "I think it could be very realistic that it’s going to be an option." Read More

Last week, Boston Irish rock band Dropkick Murphys moved their signature St. Patrick’s Day concert online. An executive at Cambridge-based Pegasystems Inc. helped make it happen. Read More

Loans of up to $20,000 are available to small businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation. Read More

With fewer people on the roads and riding the T, Massachusetts should take advantage of this slowdown and press forward with an infrastructure investment package on an accelerated production track, writes David Begelfer in this BBJ op-ed. Read More