Archive for March 2020

As remote work takes shape more as a necessity for employers rather than an occasional perk for employees, local companies that sell remote work tools are experiencing sales increases as high as 40 percent. Read More

A 20-year-old video telematics company recently acquired by a private equity firm is planning on doubling its Massachusetts workforce in the next months, after doubling the amount of space it rents in Framingham earlier this year. Read More

By agreeing to acquire Boston-based Radius Bank, LendingClub Corp. is seeking to snatch up a coveted bank charter, potentially making it the first U.S. financial services technology company to be able to collect deposits and do all the other things a bank can do. But there are other benefits to buying Radius, too, LendingClub CEO…

Good morning, everyone. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your busy Tuesday, plus stock plunges, traffic studies, pot shops and coronavirus doomsday prepping for businesses. Read More

A Business Journal analysis of the industry groups that have seen the biggest declines in their shares shows that here in Massachusetts, media and entertainment companies, retailers, financial firms and banks are among the hardest hit over the past two weeks. Read More

Boston showed improvement over a 2019 report on costly roadway congestion. Read More

The eateries are scheduled to open this June. Read More

The largest newspaper chain in both Massachusetts and the U.S., Gannett Co., had 3,000 fewer employees at the end of 2019 than its two pre-merger companies had a year earlier, a decrease of 12.7%. Read More

Trux Inc., a dump truck logistics software provider with a total of 55 employees in the U.S., has a new top executive as the Waltham-based company makes cuts to its sales and marketing department. Read More

Keds is dipping into its historical roots for its latest marketing campaign on women empowerment. Read More