Archive for July 2020
#WFH Chronicles: The field trip edition
I took a trip into the office this week. I had no idea what that would do to, and for, my spirit. Read More
Read MoreBoston’s former John Hancock HQ could become lab space
The 482,000-square-foot office in Boston’s Seaport District has sat vacant for more than a year. Read More
Read MoreAs pandemic lingers, staffing company turns to drive-thru job fairs
The pandemic has given us drive-thru coronavirus tests and graduation ceremonies. Now there’s drive-thru job fairs. Read More
Read MoreMass. hotels grapple with stubbornly low occupancy
Massachusetts has advanced much more cautiously into reopening compared with most other states, leading to some of the lowest hotel occupancy levels in the country and straining hospitality companies. Read More
Read MoreMass. colleges are changing their move-in plans due to Covid
Just weeks before students expect to return to campus, local colleges are changing their move-in plans. Read More
Read MoreLetter to the editor: ‘The other side to the story’ on debt collectors
Particularly in the realm of student-loan debt, student borrowers deal day-to-day with careless lenders and aggressive debt-collection firms. Read More
Read MoreGE Ventures sells Mass. portfolio companies to California VC fund
GE Ventures has been a prolific investor in Boston-area companies for years, but started to offload its portfolio since at least 2019, when General Electric (NYSE: GE) said it was evaluating “strategic options” for its corporate venture capital arm. Read More
Read MoreEMPTY SUITES: Hotels have cut deep to weather Covid-19. Many still haven’t cut deep enough.
The virus has inverted fundamental economics of the hospitality business, and forecasters don’t anticipate a full rebound from the devastation until two to five years from now. Read More
Read MoreInsurance enrollment in Mass. takes surprising turn during pandemic
The state’s Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) offered up data on insurance coverage in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreTime to forgive smaller PPP loans and review next round of recipients
With Congress looking at another round of stimulus money for businesses, qualifications for new money need careful review. Read More
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