Archive for July 2020
Covid-19 threatens ‘precious’ Alzheimer’s research resource: seniors
Above and beyond the money and time that Covid-19 has cost researchers and drug developers, the virus has threatened something much more precious: the people that researchers rely on for clues to treat neurological disease. Read More
Read MoreNew group to offer help navigating ‘Boston While Black’
Sheena Collier, formerly of the Boston Chamber, hopes to foster the community of Black professionals and graduate students she had a hard time finding while starting out in the city. Read More
Read MoreFor Roxbury Prep, the long wait to build a new school leaves questions
It’s been 18 months since the public comment period opened for the proposed charter high school in Roslindale. The project has still not appeared before the BPDA board. Read More
Read MoreState senators to tackle transportation crisis with borrowing, not taxes
The borrowing bill addresses the Senate’s main policy and capital spending goals for transportation, the state Senate’s Transportation Committee chairman said, adding that the multibillion-dollar budget shortfalls created by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed any tax hikes this year off the table. Read More
Read MoreConstruction on Turnpike tower, new CarGurus HQ cleared to start
The future 1001 Boylston St. tower above the Mass. Turnpike has the agreements needed to start the air-rights project, according to developer Samuels & Associates. Read More
Read MoreBoston’s newest bank wears its liberal politics on its sleeve
New York-based Amalgamated Bank has opened a commercial banking office in Boston, bringing its background working with labor unions and political organizations and its support for progressive causes to the Bay State. Read More
Read MoreIvy League cancels fall sports programs
The Ivy League said this week it is canceling sports programs for the fall because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision analysts and sports writers say could cause a ripple effect throughout the industry. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Robotics, biotech and health care companies raise $37M
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: The Wayside Inn
For over 300 years, the Wayside Inn has been provi Read More
Read MorePublic company CEOs saw pay drop collectively in 2019
More than half the chief executives on the BBJ’s list of highest-paid CEOs in Massachusetts reported total compensation of more than $10 million last year, slightly fewer than the year earlier. Read More
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