Archive for July 2020
Coding nonprofit touts playbook for driving diversity in tech industry
David Delmar, executive director and founder of coding nonprofit Resilient Coders, thinks it’s time to "bring the protests from the streets into the office." He put together a playbook to do exactly that. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Local biotech companies raise over $130M
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 MoreTreading forward: Small businesses move slowly into ‘Phase 3’
Phase 3 of the economic reopening in Mass. will begin on Monday, July 6. Museums, movie theaters, gyms and more can open for the first time since March. The Business Journal has followed a handful of small businesses through it all. Here’s the latest: Read More
Read MoreColumbia Gas to pay $56M state penalty
Columbia Gas, the company that pleaded guilty in connection with the 2018 natural gas disaster in the Merrimack Valley, has agreed to pay $56 million and transfer its business in Massachusetts to Eversource by the time the cold weather returns. Read More
Read MoreLocal scientists scramble to meet anticipated demand for Covid drug
Drug companies racing to develop Covid treatments face an uphill battle to create the billions of doses that will likely be needed. It’s a production push the likes of which the industry has never seen before. Read More
Read More‘We can’t afford to lose this war’ with Covid, MIT economist says
Could the U.S. government pick the winner in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine? Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Expect more lawyers to take their skills elsewhere post-Covid 19
"In a world desperate for silver linings, we’ve got one: the Covid-19 pandemic will result in fewer unhappy lawyers," write Bentley Univeristy’s Liz Brown and former corporate litigator Amy Impellizzeri. Read More
Read MoreExercising safety: Fitness clubs flex on Monday reopening
Fitness centers are preparing to reopen as early as Monday and they’re exercising safety precautions. Gyms, health clubs and studios had started preparing for the Phase 3 openings for weeks by reviewing and enacting safety protocols. Here are their plans. Read More
Read MoreFacebook looks to grow in Boston, despite new work-from-home policy
Facebook could have 50% of its global workforce work remotely for the next decade — but it’s still growing its real-estate footprint locally. Read More
Read MoreRecent virus surge will force Congress to offer additional stimulus for businesses
With Covid-19 cases once again surging among communities in the South and the West, government officials are beginning to claw back the reopening of bars, hotels, restaurants and other businesses. That’s why another stimulus plan for businesses is inevitable. Read More
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