Archive for September 2020
Raise Up, nonprofits push for higher taxes on businesses
The progressive group has been joined in its call for a corporate-tax increase by several prominent Boston nonprofits, including The Greater Boston Food Bank and Greater Boston Legal Services. Read More
Read MoreSmaller state budget shortfall expected, new data shows
An updated projection by the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University suggests a nearly $1.6 billion reduction in anticipated tax revenues from an earlier prediction this year. Read More
Read MoreSomerville water treatment startup Onvector uses plasma to rid water of chemicals
Since 2013, Onvector has been working to treat the most toxic wastewater out there. More recently, it has secured military bases to pilot its solution. Read More
Read MoreTwo biotechs with same Boston investor map out IPO plans
Cancer-fighting Kronos and Spruce, targeting a serious hormonal condition, have a common investor in Boston-based Omega Funds. Read More
Read MoreBoston Speaks Up with New England Venture Capital Association’s Ari Fine Glantz
Ari Fine Glantz is the director of development and strategic initiatives at the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA), the regional trade association for the venture capital industry, with a mission to foster a collaborative, inclusive and prosperous innovation ecosystem. Read More
Read MoreHundreds of apartments, patient-family housing proposed in Fenway
A 503-unit residential building in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood would include 53 patient-family residential units for use by families with patients at Boston Children’s Hospital. Read More
Read MoreDeveloper looks to swap office space for lab in new Seaport tower
A Seaport developer has asked to swap out office space for lab space in a new 17-floor building "in light of the Covid-19 pandemic" and its lack of demand for office space. Read More
Read MoreFuneral director’s mission is to help the forgotten
Peter Stefan has become known as the guy who will bury unclaimed bodies when no other funeral director will do it. But the work is expensive, complicated and entirely borne on those charitable enough to dedicate themselves to it. Coronavirus has only made it worse. Read More
Read MoreEx-Berkshire exec Lazu joins MIT as lecturer
MIT’s Sloan School of Management has hired Lazu as a lecturer, with an initial focus on inclusion in the innovation economy. Read More
Read MoreRecap: What it takes to keep up the double shift as a parent and entrepreneur
In our latest virtual State of Innovation, "The Double Shift: Parenting and Entrepreneurship in 2020," we discussed what it’s like to fundraise, build products and teams and get a startup off the ground, all while expecting or raising a child. Read More
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