Archive for August 2020
#WFH Chronicles: Revisiting the games people play
Games are one way to ease the drudgery of working from home. And the Covid-19 updates almost write themselves. Read More
Read MoreBerkshire Bank CEO abruptly resigns amid lender’s struggles
It’s the second time in less than two years that a Berkshire Bank chief executive has stepped down suddenly from the bank. Read More
Read MoreSBA has opened its PPP forgiveness portal. Here’s why many small businesses will have to wait.
Ever-shifting rules and regulations are making some banks hesitant to open up PPP loan forgiveness right away. Read More
Read MoreLender could seize 48 hotels, including one in Mass., in $780M foreclosure
The hotels performed strongly in 2019, but then the pandemic happened. Read More
Read MoreSeres stock jumps 400% on microbiome trial success
Subjects that received the oral drug experienced a 30% reduction in the recurrence of the gastrointestinal disease C. difficile infection. Read More
Read MoreAmazon negotiating to turn Sears, J.C. Penney stores into fulfillment centers, report says
Amazon is in talks with mall owner Simon Property Group to put Amazon fulfillment centers in empty anchor store spaces vacated by major tenants like Sears and JCPenney, according to a report. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the humor in renderings
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your busy day started, plus games with drug names, fun with architectural renderings, sports updates and museums that opened on this day. Read More
Read MoreTakeda enters Covid-19 vaccine race with $285M manufacturing deal
After declining to develop a Covid-19 vaccine of its own, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is lending its manufacturing expertise in the field to another startup. Read More
Read MoreMass. doctors urge feds to permanently loosen restrictions on telehealth
The federal government is considering the elimination of a requirement that doctors be licensed in a state in which they are practicing telemedicine as part of an effort to increase access to remote care. Read More
Read MoreBiogen’s Alzheimer’s drug isn’t FDA-approved yet, but it may already have a name
Biogen recently filed a trademark application for an Alzheimer’s disease drug brand name and logo. Read More
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