Archive for August 2020
Media mogul Sumner Redstone dead at 97
The media magnate was born in Boston’s West End and remained connected to his home state throughout his long life, running Norwood-based National Amusements and serving on boards of several local nonprofits. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Candlewick Press
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Read MoreBizSpotlight: ECI Systems
ECI Systems (ECI) is a leading supplier of Electro Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a farmer’s market greatest hits
Good morning, friends. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to get your busy day started, plus the Ticket, F-bombs, shark sightings, what I’m watching, and farmer’s markets 2.0. Read More
Read MoreLosses linger for insurer AllWays Health Partners
Massachusetts insurers are likely to report promising financials in the quarter ending in June. But the insurer under the state’s largest health system reported it’s still operating in the red. Read More
Read MoreP&G to sell off more of Gillette’s South Boston campus
The consumer-goods giant in recent years has sold more than 9 acres of former Gillette campus for at least a combined $314 million. Read More
Read MoreThe pandemic has been a catalyst for this micro-display firm
The secret sauce of Kopin Corp. is the ability to shrink display screens to the size of a postal stamp, CEO John Fan explained. Over the past quarters, Kopin’s quarterly net losses have been progressively shrinking as well, fueled by a demand for wearables that Fan attributes to the global pandemic. Read More
Read MoreColleges reverse campus plans as enrollment numbers, financial storms worsen
The moves correspond with other sobering developments with significant implications for college finances, including The Big 10’s decision to postpone its football season. Read More
Read MoreFeds strike deal with Moderna for Covid vaccine
Cambridge biotech Moderna Inc. has signed a deal with U.S. government officials for doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Why we will keep our buildings closed until 2021
In a BBJ op-ed, Andrew Dreyfus, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, explains why his company is keeping buildings closed until 2021. Read More
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