Archive for April 2020
Ready or not, local banks will be hit by loan onslaught today
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
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and doing non-doing while working from home
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
Read MoreBoston pledges $5M in funds for rent relief, small business assistance
Small businesses can begin applying for grants on Monday. Read More
Read MoreHow Endicott’s president is leading an ‘eerily silent’ campus
Steve DiSalvo’s daily walks around Endicott College’s campus have been “eerily silent” in recent weeks. Read More
Read MoreGennari: Thinking fast means going slow. Take a moment with a book.
"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
Read MoreBoston Fed’s Rosengren: COVID-19 will have long-term effects on commercial real estate
"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
Read MoreEditorial: Seize the moment to bolster infrastructure
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
Read MoreBoston fitness tracker plans coronavirus study based on users’ data
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
Read MoreCancer startup raises $125M for Keytruda combo drug trial
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
Read MoreCape Cod Hospital plans to shutter Falmouth maternity unit
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
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