Archive for August 2020
Five things you need to know today, and a question: Are we ready for this?
Good morning, friends. Are we ready to go back to movie theaters? I have some thoughts on that. But first, here are the five things you need to know to get your busy Wednesday started. Read More
Read MoreMIT students, employees faced hourlong lines for Covid-19 tests
Rather than long waits to register for classes or pick up required reading at the campus bookstore, hundreds of graduate students and employees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge waited in hour-long lines, or worse, Tuesday to receive Covid-19 tests. Read More
Read MoreNew Balance launches playoff-inspired Kawhi Leonard shoe
Boston-based sportswear manufacturer New Balance Athletics plans to start selling a collection of clothing as part of a deal with NBA star Kawhi Leonard. Read More
Read MoreBristol Myers to lease large Cambridge R&D facility
The drug giant Bristol Myers Squibb will join Sanofi, Philips North America and Cerevel Therapeutics in a 43-acre mixed-use campus in East Cambridge, Somerville and Boston. Read More
Read MoreHere’s where marijuana tax revenue has gone in Massachusetts
As fiscal 2020 drew to a close in June, Massachusetts marked a milestone — $122 million in tax revenue had been collected in the first two fiscal years of recreational cannabis sales. Here’s where it went. Read More
Read MoreHelloTeam raises seed round for employee management platform
HelloTeam, a Boston-based startup offering a platform to manage and engage employees, has brought in $3.5 million in seed funding. Read More
Read MoreNo fans allowed at Gillette Stadium through September
State officials won’t allow Gillette Stadium to host fans at events through at least the end of September, operators said. Read More
Read MoreUnited Airlines plans hundreds of furloughs in Boston
Chicago-based United Airlines Inc. expects to furlough nearly 500 workers in Boston, citing the impact on travel demand of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases across the country. Read More
Read MoreFirst look: Renderings of Related Beal’s plan for former Gillette property
Real estate developer Related Beal presented its vision for 6.5 acres of former Gillette parking lots to a local advisory group. Read More
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