Archive for March 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic, small businesses across Massachusetts are making adjustments to keep employees and customers safe. The accommodations come at a high price. Read More

Baker and state legislators should seriously consider bailout measures or other aid to restaurants and bars, not only to protect those whose livelihoods are supported by the industry, but because other industries are likely to follow suit. Read More

Many of the company’s child care centers will close through the end of April. The locations make up 80% of the company’s annual revenue. Read More

Multiple local companies who claim they have faster, more efficient means of testing people for the COVID-19 coronavirus say they’re unable to deploy them. Read More

CEO of a Lawrence apparel-manufacturing company urgently asks elected officials and business leaders to shut down all non-essential businesses — hers included — under a shelter-in-place order. Read More

Testing shortages throughout the state are compounding the shortage of personal protective equipment, forcing hospitals already struggling with finances to use more expensive supplies. Read More

With new financing in its pocket, a Flagship Pioneering-backed cell therapy startup is ready to begin its first in-human tests of a rare disease treatment. Read More

State tax collections in the current fiscal year could fall as much as $500 million below benchmarks due to lost economic activity. Read More

So you’re working from home now. It’s everything you expected it would be…right? Read More