Archive for April 2020
How Baystate Health shielded an order for face masks and respirators from the feds
Securing personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers is forcing administrators to develop a new set of operating skills. Read More
Read MoreFrom the front lines: ‘I have to calm the person next to me’
When Lynn Flagg left her home to drive to UMass Memorial Medical, she knew she might not see her husband when she got home. This is the second in a three-part series on nurses on the front line of the fight against coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreFrom the front lines: Just their eyes were recognizable
Katie Murphy was used to seeing patients intubated at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s ICU. Just not ones these young. This is the last in a three-part series on nurses on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreFrom the front lines: An eerie emptiness in the hospital hallways
Mark Brodeur heads in to the night shift at Berkshire Medical Center. This is the first in a three-part series on Massachusetts nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. Read More
Read MoreMass. businesses landed $1 billion a day in PPP loans this week
By the time the $349 billion in funding ran out Thursday, nearly 47,000 Massachusetts firms had been approved for Paycheck Protection Program loans. But many are still in limbo. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Online notary startup leads local businesses raising $77M+
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreBU medical students celebrate early graduation before joining coronavirus fight
Boston University School of Medicine’s 2020 class is celebrating an early graduation Friday before they head to the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Read MoreLaver Cup’s Boston debut moves to 2021
The fourth edition of the Laver Cup will now be held at TD Garden September 24 to Sept. 26, 2021, a move prompted by a scheduling conflict with another major international tennis event, event organizers said. Read More
Read MoreAn inside look at how three local businesses scored PPP loans
The owners of a Boston surveying firm, a Marblehead gourmet food business and a well-known Cambridge restaurant landed a combined $1.2 million in PPP loans. Here’s how they got it and what they plan to do with it. Read More
Read MoreM&T CEO speaks about PPP and the bank’s response
René Jones says M&T Bank committed 2,000 bank employees who typically do other jobs to help clients gain access to the Paycheck Protection Program. Read More
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