Archive for September 2020
Root AI raises $7.2M to overhaul the food economy with crop-picking robots
Root AI’s main product is a robot named Virgo, which is capable of picking specialty crops like tomatoes, cucumbers and berries—fragile foods that normally need to be picked by hand. Read More
Read MoreAnother Back Bay bar closes as Lir announces shutdown
Irish pub Lir is closing after 17 years on Boylston Street. Read More
Read MoreIT consulting firms continue growth in Massachusetts
Many of the state’s largest IT Consulting Firms grew their numbers of local information technology consultants over the past year, according to results of the Business Journal’s latest survey. Read More
Read MoreDraftKings to develop sportsbook near Wrigley Field
DraftKings would gain in-venue signage at Wrigley Field as part of its deal with the Chicago Cubs. Read More
Read More‘Help!’: After Biogen event, emails show struggle to grasp Covid-19
Newly released emails offer a behind-the-scenes look at Massachusetts public health officials attempting to get a handle on the beginnings of a coronavirus outbreak with one of the state’s largest drugmakers at its center. Read More
Read MoreJackie O’s compound sold, to be opened to the public
Two Martha’s Vineyard nonprofits will acquire Jackie O’s 304-acre Aquinnah property for $27 million. Read More
Read MoreFurniture wholesaler enters Mass. with large industrial lease
U.S. Cabinet Depot has leased industrial space from Paradigm Properties in Norton. Read More
Read MoreKing Street fills spec lab in Lexington with four biotechs
The four-story lab is part of the Hayden Research Campus. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and I miss going to the movies
Good morning, friends. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to get your Thursday started, plus Tom Seaver’s passing, Mass General’s first patient, a robot doctor takes your temperature and how much I miss the movies. Read More
Read MoreBoston’s Pour House to close after more than three decades
The bar is located at 907 Boylston St., on the final stretch of the Boston Marathon route. Read More
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