Archive for September 2020
Five things you need to know today, and drive-in movies are another good option
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your Friday started before the long weekend, including fun facts, important information and some local drive-in movie options for you. Read More
Read MoreAuchincloss edges Mermell to win 4th District election
Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss has topped seven candidates and edged a tight victory over his closest competitor Jesse Mermell to secure the Democratic nomination for Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District, the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III. Read More
Read MoreLargest IT Consulting Firms in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2019)/ Number of IT consultants as of August 1, 2020 Total IT consultants Total number of Mass.employees Company’s total 2019 revenue Top local executive(s) 1 Accenture, 800 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02199, 617-488-4000, accenture.com/us-en 1434 NA 1552 43200000000 Pallavi Verma, Office managing director 2 Deloitte, 200 Berkeley St., Boston, MA…
Read MoreAfter deal falls apart, Seaport’s former Hancock HQ back on sale block
John Hancock’s North American headquarters in Boston’s Seaport has been vacant for more than a year. Real estate brokerage Newmark Knight Frank is now broadly marketing the office building in Boston’s Seaport District for sale after negotiations between Hancock and Longfellow Real Estate Partners fell apart, sources tell the Business Journal. Read More
Read More5 minutes with…Boston Scientific’s Meghan Scanlon
Boston Scientific’s Meghan Scanlon took over Boston Scientific’s urology and pelvic health division at a time of major upheaval including an FDA product ban and a global pandemic. Her response? Perfect timing. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: A different kind of malady
Working from home during a pandemic might keep you from catching the coronavirus. But it won’t save you from #WFH-induced maladies that crop up. Read More
Read MoreCEO op-ed: Immigrants are essential to our pandemic recovery
Guardian Healthcare CEO Jose de la Rosa writes that we need to increase and embrace immigration to meet our health care needs, both during this pandemic and in the future. Read More
Read MoreVaccine development should be guided by protocols, Gov. Baker says
A day after news emerged that the federal Centers for Disease Control told states to prepare for coronavirus vaccine distribution by Nov. 1, Gov. Charlie Baker stressed the importance of letting the development process run its course and not rushing to roll out a potential immunization. Read More
Read MoreThis Harvard i-lab startup teaches girls and women negotiation skills
As a response to the lack of access to education for young girls and women in low-income countries, Harvard students Djénéba Gory and Anne Thibault founded Suadela. Read More
Read MoreHow I Did This: EY’s Carolyn Ferguson on finding postpartum support
Let’s be real: Being a new mom is hard. The fact that it’s not an open conversation makes it even harder. We at WellNested have gathered perspectives from a wide range of mothers to pull back the curtain on new motherhood. Read More
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