Archive for April 2020

Gov. Charlie Baker said the administration was working to boost salaries, deploy supplies, and add staffing to help protect the state’s nursing homes from the threat of coronavirus, as the daily total within nursing homes continues to climb. Read More

Here’s a rundown of local Massachusetts businesses that are pivoting resources, equipment and their core missions to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Details are sparse, with the White House saying the groups are meant “to chart the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity" in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Read More

Federal officials are paying out grants to airports across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic grounds the economy. Read More

"Food security is something most of us have taken for granted," write Paul Sellew and Andrew W. Kendall. "But judging from grocery stores today, the panic of running out of food has now struck many of us." Read More

Good morning, friends. Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Boston business news, plus what’s left of sports, a story hour, and the mystery of the missing kettlebells. Read More

Businesses that work with cannabis companies face a conundrum during the coronavirus crisis — do they qualify for federal stimulus money? Read More

The hazard pay agreement between Massachusetts and several unions means higher compensation for some of the health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 response, but non-union workers are ineligible for those benefits. Read More

The new Pitchbook report notes that the global pandemic "is having a massive impact on startups and VC investors," with companies operating in fully remote mode, facing revenue hits and, in many cases, having to lay off or furlough employees. Read More

A third of the state’s nursing homes and care facilities have a confirmed case of coronavirus, according to numbers disclosed by the state Tuesday. Read More