Archive for May 2020
Five things you need to know today, and movies made here
Good morning, friends. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news to start your Monday, and local sites to see on your streaming screens. Read More
Read MoreCape Cod ice cream shop opens, then closes after customers harassed workers
The Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour in Mashpee opened Friday after the owner felt he could safely serve the public during the coronavirus outbreak. Read More
Read MoreWorried about Covid-19 lawsuits? Battle lines form over whether businesses should be liable.
As economies and businesses reopen, the potential grounds for lawsuits will become a defining debate during the next congressional stimulus discussions. Read More
Read MoreLasell in Newton offers students a menu of options for fall semester
The private university, which enrolled 2,100 students in the fall, is allowing students to choose one of three options for the fall, with the caveat that being open in the fall depends on government guidelines and the state of the pandemic. Read More
Read MoreJetBlue to suspend Boston-Dallas route. Could it become permanent?
JetBlue said it will stop DFW Airport service between May 11 and June 30. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Metal printing, agtech and others raise more than $124M
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreBoston Mayor Walsh urges contractors not to ‘force’ workers to return
“It’s still a very scary time,” Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh told the Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts Inc. on Friday. Read More
Read MoreLambert op-ed: Our K-12 education system can help us get back on track
Ed Lambert writes that our state’s public education system holds essential keys to our economic recovery: "Expanding access to programs that evidence shows have worked here and providing incentives to create new programs that have proven effective elsewhere is the best way to get the Massachusetts economy and its workforce back on track and positioned…
Read MoreSox, Patriots fans among Forbes list of Most Passionate Sports Fans
Boston and Pittsburgh tied as the only two cities to have two teams’ fans featured. Read More
Read MoreBoston gene-therapy company shutters West Coast manufacturing, R&D site
The biotech company says it will look long term at bringing manufacturing in-house again, but it plans to sublease the 153,000-square-foot site it had planned to open next year. Read More
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