Archive for June 2020
Editorial: Give your employees paid time off on Election Day
Companies large and small are taking a stand in support of racial equality for immigrants just as they have for Black Americans. Now it’s time for action. Let’s start by giving ALL workers Election Day as a holiday. Read More
Read MoreTranslate Bio plans Covid-19 vaccine trial, considers inhalable version
French drug giant Sanofi has given local startup Translate Bio another $425 million to develop vaccines, including one for Covid-19. Read More
Read MoreBoston approves ban on facial surveillance tech
The Boston City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass the ban, becoming the second large U.S. city—and the first on the East Coast—to do so. Read More
Read More‘Disruption is exactly what we needed’: College execs talk Covid-19
Three Massachusetts college leaders tackled questions about the 2020 fall semester and on-campus testing at the Boston Business Journal’s first online-only panel. Read More
Read MoreCVS Health expanding in Arizona for new Aetna operations
CVS is expected to hire up to 500 people for its new health advocacy team in Chandler, including nurses, social workers and behavioral health specialists to focus on self-insured employers. A CVS executive spoke to the Business Journal about why the Phoenix area was chosen for the expansion. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the best dad jokes
Here are the five things you need to know to start your Boston-area workday, and give me your best dad jokes. Read More
Read MoreExclusive: Another Mass. startup scores funding from Google’s AI fund portfolio
Techstars Boston alumn Openly Inc., which is applying artificial intelligence to the home insurance market, said on Wednesday it has closed a $15 million investment with Gradient Ventures as a returning investor. The news comes after Gradient, Google’s AI fund, participated in at least two other recent fundraises of companies based in the Bay State.…
Read MoreGNC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
GNC also said it was accelerating plans to close at least 800 to 1,200 stores. It has nearly 50 stores in Greater Boston. Read More
Read MoreJudge rules against hospitals in pricing transparency battle
A Washington D.C. federal court has sided with the Trump administration in forcing the nation’s hospitals to fully disclose negotiated prices for health care services, a win for Boston advocates who say they helped the administration to enact the rule. Read More
Read MoreGenetics firm cuts ties in China, reinvests in Boston-area operations
WuXi NextCODE is looking to stop its work in Shanghai and move some of those activities to its Woburn facility. It’s also changing its name. Read More
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