Archive for June 2020
City clashes with operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace over rent repayment
Boston’s head of planning and development has expressed “disappointment and frustration” with the leaseholder of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, accusing the New York-based company of not doing enough to support merchants and plans for reopening. Read More
Read MoreBreweries upend business models to adapt to new reality
Breweries throughout the state are undertaking wholesale reconfigurations of the taproom model that has launched dozens of businesses, many with a quick adoption to selling cans out of their storefronts or other measures. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and confronting my own bias
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to start your workday, plus an exercise in introspection. Read More
Read MoreEastern Bank’s Bob Rivers ranks among best-paid Mass. bank CEOs
The chief executive’s compensation was revealed for the first time in a filing connected with Eastern’s plan to go public. Read More
Read MoreWorkbar expands again, this time to Boston’s South Shore
“People are very surprised that we’re still growing in a pandemic,” said Workbar CEO Sarah Travers. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: PKF, P. C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jen Lemanski PK Read More
Read MoreSmall businesses, insurers flag concern in Senate telehealth bill
The bill that passed the Senate requires insurers, including MassHealth, to cover telemedicine services in all instances where in-person care would be covered, including audio-only consultations. Read More
Read MoreBoston private equity firm buys stock media company
The transaction gives the company access to more capital. Read More
Read MoreFacing $50M budget shortfall, UMass Lowell plans layoffs
UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney said the university anticipates a fiscal year 2021 budget hole of more than $50 million — “a deficit significantly larger than anything we faced even during the 2008 economic downturn.” Read More
Read MoreBrigham nurses say crowded shuttles are endangering their health
Brigham and Women’s nurses say the hospital’s lax policies on transporting workers are endangering health workers as they try to get to work. Read More
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