Archive for May 2020

Good morning, friends. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to start your Wednesday, plus a candlepin hall closes, political disagreements over reopening, and the hardest jigsaw puzzle ever. Read More

Just weeks after cutting jobs by phone and video chat, an Israeli cybersecurity company with U.S. headquarters in Massachusetts now has raised its fourth round of funding from investors backing the company’s plan for growth. Read More

Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Lahey Health — the two largest health care organizations in the state — are resuming routine operations in a staged and slow approach. Read More

Higher education officials for several weeks have been planning for how to safely limit capacity and increase safety standards in order to continue important research projects. MIT, BU, UMass and others say they’re ready to reopen labs and workstations. Read More

Startup Obsidian Therapeutics has developed a social distancing tool that it is now sharing in the collegial and interconnected Boston area biotech ecosystem. Read More

The announcement was made in a company call Tuesday morning. Read More

The MBTA may need to scale back plans on transforming fare collection, weekend pilot programs and other spending because of a dire revenue outlook brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Previously, businesses found to be in violation of Covid-19 restrictions were issued a formal cease-and-desist order. Read More

Companies inside and outside Boston are basing their reopening decisions on internal surveys, suggesting that the majority of their workers are embracing remote work. Read More

The forgiveness application sheds some light on a question that’s on the minds of many small-business owners. Read More