Archive for July 2020
Boston Medical’s Walsh to receive BBJ social leadership award
Kate Walsh, president and CEO of the Boston Medical Center health system, has been named the 2020 winner of the Boston Business Journal’s Lewis Family Foundation CEO Social Leadership Award, given as part of the BBJ’s Corporate Citizenship Awards program. Read More
Read MoreU.S. senator pushes for SBA overhaul post PPP, coronavirus pandemic
The agency has seen its portfolio of responsibilities swell in the last few months due to the pandemic. It’s also faced serious challenges. Read More
Read MoreDockYard has found growth with remote workforce
The digital-product consultancy specializing in designing web applications, decided to go all remote in 2017, giving up its old bricks-and-mortar headquarters in Downtown Crossing. Read More
Read MoreBiotech VC Longwood Fund reaches new heights with fifth fund
The Boston-based fund closed a $170 million fund-raising this week. Read More
Read MoreBill that would use cannabis revenue for police, not equity, comes under fire
A police reform bill that seeks to redirect state cannabis revenue to police training has stirred up an ongoing debate about the use of the industry’s taxes and fees, which advocates have long said should go toward programs to support racial equity. Read More
Read MoreHealth care visits have bounced back, but financial recovery is slower, says state oversight group
New data shows a slow recovery for the health sector, with lower employment numbers and persistent financial threats despite patient volume rebounding close to pre-coronavirus levels. Read More
Read MoreLargest Commercial Developers in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2019)/ Total commercial square feet developed in Mass. since Jan. 1, 2015 No. of buildings developed in Mass. since Jan. 1, 2015 Total sq. ft. developed in Mass. since firm’s founding No. of buildings developed in Mass. since firm’s founding Total Mass. employees Top local executive(s) 1 National Development, 2310…
Read MoreLargest Construction Projects in Massachusetts
Please note: This is an expanded version of the list that goes beyond the top 25 projects in our print edition. Cottonwood Group is the developer on the EchelonSeaport project. Read More
Read MoreSmallest Mass. businesses have been hurt the worst by Covid, finds poll
The coronavirus pandemic pummeled Massachusetts small businesses, causing steep drops in gross revenue and leading 46% of them to lay off or furlough employees, according to a new poll. Read More
Read MoreOffice of the Future: Tenants struggle to build a bridge to somewhere
Economic uncertainty and shifts to a remote workforce have businesses pondering short-term fixes ahead of longer-term, more substantial changes to come. Read More
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