Archive for November 2020

Facing a series of enrollment, financial and operational challenges, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology’s new chief executive says the two-year college hopes to remain independent. Read More

Currently a judge on the Massachusetts Appeals Court, she would be the first Latinx member of the state’s highest court. Read More

Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your day started, plus curfews, scratch-and-sniff T-shirts, and just one more day of anxiety and stress — we hope. Read More

Many restaurateurs and retailers saw Gov. Baker’s new Covid restrictions announced Monday as unnecessary and hurtful to businesses that are already struggling, but a few acknowledged the restrictions make some sense. Read More

Cancer blood test developer Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. has made large strides since its launch last year, raising nearly $370 million from investors and presenting some of the most stringent clinical trial data in the field. So why agree to a buyout now? Read More

An advocacy group for 61 Massachusetts colleges and universities expects to have a new leader in 2021. Read More

The Waltham-based life sciences giant said it could hire up to 100 new employees at its new Chelmsford site. Read More

Eaton Vance Corp., one of Boston’s largest public companies, this week completed its acquisition of the assets of Florida-based WaterOak Advisors LLC, which has $2.3 billion in client assets under management. Read More

Circumstance forced me into the office last week. Nothing could have prepared me for how it felt to be back. Read More

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced curfews for businesses and a stay-at-home advisory as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb. Baker also issued an updated face covering order, mandating that everyone in public wear a mask, even when maintaining a social distance of six feet. Read More