Archive for April 2020

The applications will come in by the thousands for the Paycheck Protection Program, but "it will be very difficult for any bank to make a loan tomorrow,” one executive predicted Thursday night. Read More

Good morning, folks. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know today and a note about the necessity of doing non-doing while working from home. Read More

Small businesses can begin applying for grants on Monday. Read More

Steve DiSalvo’s daily walks around Endicott College’s campus have been “eerily silent” in recent weeks. Read More

"I learned a long while ago that fasting, or more specifically, news fasting — no online papers, no cable TV, and no NPR, whether just for a few minutes or sometimes a few hours — is essential for mind and heart," Larry Gennari writes. Read More

"The question is going to be whether or not we need the same amount of office space as we thought we needed before," the Boston Fed’s president said. Read More

The lack of traffic these days on all our major commuter routes and on the MBTA could be an opportunity to upgrade our infrastructure, assuming we can find a way to do so in a way that’s safe for construction workers. Read More

Whoop started hearing directly from “hundreds” of people who were using its wearable device to track potential COVID-19 symptoms, as medical testing has largely been limited to those showing symptoms such as fever or shortness of breath. Read More

RA Capital and Boxer Capital continued a busy financing week, investing undisclosed amounts in a local startup working with cancer giant Merck & Co. Read More

Cape Cod Healthcare has come under fire from union nurses after announcing a decision to close one of its maternity and pediatric inpatient units during the coronavirus epidemic. Read More