Archive for March 2020
Carr Properties buys 50% stake of downtown Boston towers
The stake is valued at $242.5 million, according to a Suffolk County deed. Read More
Read MoreBiogen exec IDs himself as ‘patient zero’ in Tennessee
His LinkedIn profile says he joined the company in February — which, at most, would have been a few weeks before Biogen’s Feb. 26 conference in Boston that has become an epicenter of the spread of coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreMBTA shuts down ferry, cuts train schedules
The MBTA is shutting down its ferry system while reducing train service as part of its effort to slow the spread of contagious coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreHere are the BBJ’s Business of Pride LGBT award honorees
The Boston Business Journal today announced the recipients of its corporate and individual awards for the fourth-annual Business of Pride. Read More
Read MoreBoston REIT exec hired as Lockheed Martin CEO
The Bethesda defense giant is bringing in an exec from a Boston REIT to lead the company. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and welcome to the new normal
Five things you need to know today in Boston business news: restaurant and bars are closed, churches are closed, sports are canceled. Welcome to the new normal. Read More
Read MoreMass. mandates insurers cover medically necessary telehealth services
The escalating number of cases has prompted Baker to issue a number of public orders under his state of emergency declaration, including that all commercial insurers and the Group Insurance Commission — which provides health insurance for 460,000 state employees and their family — cover all medically necessary telehealth services in the same manner and…
Read MoreGov. Baker announces aggressive new measures to fight pandemic in Mass.
The governor announced a slew of measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including the suspension of schools statewide for three weeks, restrictions on restaurants to only allow takeout meals, an expansion of telehealth and bans on gatherings of groups with more than 25 people. Read More
Read MoreWalsh declares public health emergency, new restrictions on Boston restaurants
Mayor Walsh on Sunday declared a public health emergency for the city and mandated all bars and restaurants to reduce capacity by half to encourage social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Then the governor banned all restaurant service statewide. Read More
Read MoreSouthie bars shutter on St. Pat’s Sunday
“On what is usually one of the busiest and best days of the year, we are choosing to close our doors,” Stats Bar & Grille said on Twitter. Read More
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