Archive for July 2020

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced that a pilot program to bring food trucks into the city’s neighborhoods. Read More

The former head of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, who left the state to head up New York’s clean energy economic development agency, is returning to the Bay State as CEO of Burlington-based FirstLight Power. Read More

Governor Charlie Banker has appointed two prominent business leaders to the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees. Read More

CVS initially said it would acquire 99 of 100 Schnucks pharmacies in March. Schnuck Markets is among the St. Louis region’s largest privately held companies with 2018 revenue of $2.7 billion. Read More

Senior-level, diversity-focused executives are in higher demand locally. Read More

Saying it plans to launch what will likely be one of the largest clinical trials the drug industry has seen before in less than two weeks, Moderna Inc. revealed more evidence from an early-stage trial of its potential vaccine that indicated it could be successful. Read More

Federal government officials agreed to rescind the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s new rules for international students that roiled colleges and universities this week. Read More

The state’s highest court will hear arguments in September in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Charlie Baker challenging his authority to declare a Covid-19 state of emergency. Read More

In separate statements, Uber and Lyft said their drivers are not in favor of such new legislation, as most of their drivers rather work independently. Read More