Archive for April 2020

A new report from the Pioneer Institute says the state’s unemployment rate could spike 10-fold from February’s 2.5%. Read More

The reversal was prompted by a Boston Globe article and a conversation with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Read More

Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to file legislation that would extend liability protection to health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic to address a fear of some front-line medical personnel. Read More

Though the numbers continue to rise, hospitals contend that their sick employees — which include both patient-facing and non-patient facing staff — contracted the virus while in their own community. Read More

While stock markets buckle under the pressures of the COVID-19 outbreak, a Lexington biotech developing drugs for blood and musculoskeletal disorders has raised an upsized IPO. Read More

As the coronavirus pandemic hits nearly all sectors, some local unicorns are making cuts to survive. Read More

The head of the state’s SBA office spoke with the Business Journal about timing on Paycheck Protection Program loans and some of the problems faced by banks and small-business owners. Read More

The bank temporarily gets relief from a regulatory asset cap so it can lend more under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program. Read More

“Why should loyal Wells Fargo customers get a double whammy — the prior fake-account scandal and now not being able to apply for a PPP loan?” asked one of the bank’s small business customers. Read More

Kathy MacNeil, a principal at Millennium Partners in Boston who oversees Winthrop Center, a $1.3 billion mixed-use project in downtown Boston, spoke with the Business Journal about what’s it’s like to do business in the middle of a political battle over construction. Read More