Archive for August 2020
UMass Amherst revises fall reopening plan
Citing “worsening conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic nationally,” the University of Massachusetts has reversed course on a plan to allow students to live on campus this fall while taking courses remotely. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and don’t call it a ‘flying car’
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your busy day started, plus numbers that mean something, what I’m reading now and flying cars. Read More
Read MorePartners with a Purpose: WaterMark, Horizons for Homeless build a focus on disadvantaged kids
When Lee Goodman of WaterMark Development heard the property next door to one he already owns in Roxbury was up for sale, he saw an opportunity to help one of his tenants, a nonprofit called Horizons for Homeless Children, which had been looking for a new headquarters for years. Read More
Read MoreDespite calls to fund equity efforts, cannabis commission returns millions to state
Marijuana advocates have been urging the state’s Cannabis Control Commission to allot more funding for efforts to increase diversity in the industry. Meanwhile, the commission has annually handed millions of dollars of unused funding back into state coffers. Read More
Read MoreThe pandemic isn’t stopping Mintz from going on a hiring spree
The Boston law firm has hired eight partners from other law firms in a month’s span, the most recent one here in Boston. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Pivoting to survive new in-store realities
The effects of social distancing have left retailers reeling, with many on the brink of extinction. But as in every difficult situation, there are lessons, e-commerce CEO Linda Palanza writes. Read More
Read More5 minutes with… Lissy Hu, founder of CarePort Health
Lissy Hu, founder of CarePort Health, went from doctor to MBA to chief executive. The mother of an 8-month-old son spoke with the Business Journal about MD-MBA degree programs, CarePort Health’s future, the coronavirus pandemic and other matters. Read More
Read MoreMBTA, Massport rethink how to deploy services during pandemic
Even as the economy has come back to life and people have begun to venture out of their homes to go to work or conduct other day-to-day business, commuting rituals have changed – maybe forever – and the return to planes, trains and automobiles has been slow. Read More
Read MoreSBA’s Paycheck Protection Program set to expire Aug. 8
The PPP is set to expire. Again. Here are the details. Read More
Read MoreCapital One fined $80M by regulators over 2019 data breach, agrees to improvements
More than 5,400 Massachusetts residents had their Social Security numbers exposed in the massive data breach that Capital One Financial Corp. disclosed in 2019. Read More
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