Archive for September 2020

UMass Memorial Health Care has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Harrington Hospital, a deal that would add a fourth community hospital to the Central Massachusetts system. Read More

If a business has multiple employees with Covid-19, the Department of Labor Standards will offer to help review their safety plans — but such reviews are not required. Read More

Large businesses kicked more people off insurance in higher numbers in July than in any of the preceding months during the pandemic, new data released from the state shows. Read More

Op-ed by four CEOs: It is disheartening that in 2020 women have still not achieved parity with their male coworkers. Only half of companies with a stated commitment to develop women leaders have a structured program in place to do so. Read More

Two Massachusetts communities whose identities are wrapped up in autumn celebrations — Salem on the North Shore and Plymouth on the South Shore — are each taking a slightly different approach to their tourism seasons this year. Read More

Rev. Philip Boroughs, president of the College of the Holy Cross, said he would retire in 2021 after nine years in the job. Read More

So far, a scant percentage of PPP loans have made it to the SBA for its decision. Read More

The students, from various engineering and computer science disciplines, have developed what they call "RespDetect," a smart mask capable of monitoring and detecting Covid-19 symptoms. Read More

The longtime chief executive of a software development firm based in the Worcester Business Center is being honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Read More

“2020 has shown the critical importance of the life sciences profession to our economy,” said Audrey Symes, the director of research for health care, life sciences and advisory at JLL. “If you do want to invest in commercial real estate in the next 18 months, it’s hard for me to imagine a better subcategory.” Read…