Archive for September 2020
Chambers criticize state’s new $2M small-business ad campaign
Chamber executives who represent local small businesses across the state say they were never consulted on the launch of the state’s new $2M small-business ad campaign, FindMyLocalMA. Now they’re saying it misses the mark. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Safety in construction requires a long-term approach
Op-ed by Bryan Northrop of Skanska USA, who writes during National Safety in Construction Week that a long-term approach and industry cooperation is key to safety in construction. Read More
Read MoreAt Woonsocket startup Texture in 3D, art meets machinery
Texture in 3D uses highly automated machinery to create, frame and shape products based on the elements of art. Read More
Read More‘We have that Bostonian attitude’: Startup Boston Week’s Stephanie Roulic on opening up the city’s innovation community
Roulic “stumbled into” the community back in 2016, when she was working to get her own startup, nDash, off the ground. Like so many entrepreneurs, she needed to meet people to talk shop with—other leaders who could give her advice, mentorship or even financial support. Read More
Read MoreBoston Ballet to televise The Nutcracker, plans live spring performances
The Boston Ballet is aiming to raise $9 million to pay salaries and support operations for dancers and staff throughout the 2020-2021 season. Read More
Read MoreMany Mass. employers say ‘no thanks’ to Trump’s payroll-tax plan
Wayfair and MassMutual are among those Massachusetts companies that are eschewing the payroll-tax deferrals. Read More
Read More‘Cities are going to endure’: Experts weigh in on Boston’s continuing development boom
Commercial real estate and development experts said they are confident that the pandemic won’t spell the end of the development boom in and around Boston, but they said they are keeping their eyes on consumer and workforce trends that might reshape their industry. Read More
Read MoreCompany aiming to bring Desktop Metal public looks to raise over $2B
The shell company that is bringing Burlington-based Desktop Metal Inc. public through a planned reverse merger is looking to raise more than $2 billion in the process, according to regulatory documents. Read More
Read MoreLandlords file objections to GNC Chapter 11 in advance of court auction
Shopping center owners throughout the country work to aggressively protect their interests in advance of a court-ordered sale of the nutritional supplements retailer. Read More
Read MoreNew MIT labs to study brain disorders thanks to $28M gift from Broadcom CEO
The new research center will be led by biotech pioneer Feng Zhang and others, exploring how tools like CRISPR gene-editing could be used to treat brain disorders. Read More
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