Archive for May 2020
Flowers for Mom: Baker loosens retail restrictions prior to May 18
Effective immediately, retailers and other businesses considered non-essential can bring a few employees into their stores and warehouses to fulfill orders. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: Can I bake you a cake?
Even with the pressure and stress of this #WFH adventure, apparently some of us don’t have enough to do. Fortunately, there’s a world of stuff to learn out there. Read More
Read MoreMcAnneny op-ed: State budget process must go on
Despite this high degree of uncertainty, lawmakers must proceed with the budget process. With less than nine weeks left in fiscal 2020, the July 1 start to the new fiscal year looms large, and there is no time to waste. Reports of a possible joint budget by the House and Senate though highly unusual would…
Read MoreS&P: Mass. cash cushion can absorb blow to revenues
How urgent is it that the Legislature pass the governor’s bill authorizing the Treasury to borrow money this fiscal year to cover pandemic-related shortfalls and pay it back by the end of the next fiscal year? That depends on whom you ask. Read More
Read MoreMass. colleges offer up details of what a fall semester could look like
Cape Cod Community College is moving its fall semester online as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreBaker administration: nothing ‘magical’ about May 18 reopening date
“There won’t be anyone firing a starting gun on May 18 and saying everyone’s off to the races,” Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said. Read More
Read MoreGennari: Musings on Warren Buffet and what we might do next
I’m thinking about Uncle Warren, the shrewd investor and committed reader, thinker and writer, and on what he might advise right now. Read More
Read MoreAmerican City Business Journals to launch Cleveland Business Journal
ACBJ, the nation’s largest publisher of local business information, will launch the Cleveland Business Journal later this month, extending the company’s legacy of providing business intelligence and networking opportunities to business owners and executives. Read More
Read MoreBoston-based Cengage and McGraw-Hill drop merger plans
Both boards unanimously approved the termination of the merger, announced in May 2019 and originally expected to close in early 2020. Read More
Read MoreGE Aviation cuts 25% of its global workforce
GE Aviation, which has a facility in Lynn, is cutting a quarter of its global workforce due to the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on the airline industry. Read More
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