Archive for November 2020
Small businesses hit with another PPP tax change. Here’s what it means.
The change goes into effect for the businesses’ 2020 tax year. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: It’s more important than ever for businesses, nonprofits to work together
Creative partnerships are needed over the next several weeks to strengthen our communities as a way of shoring up those businesses they rely on. Read More
Read MorePro teams press for sports betting in Massachusetts
All five major league professional sports teams in Massachusetts, gaming companies, and a powerful labor union are upping the pressure on state lawmakers to legalize sports betting. Read More
Read MoreJudge denies request for stay, rules SBA must release detailed PPP information
The U.S. Small Business Administration now has one week to decide whether to formally appeal the court-ordered release of detailed information about the $659 billion Covid relief program for small businesses. Read More
Read MoreMass. Medicare data highlights pandemic’s uneven toll on seniors
So many Massachusetts seniors died in May that the state’s Medicare enrollment decreased for a month, new state data shows. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and purchases that empower youth
Good morning, folks. Here are the five things you need to know to get your business day started, plus how Cyber Monday purchases can empower youth. Read More
Read MoreMeal delivery startup Feast & Fettle raises $1.2M to expand across New England
Feast & Fettle, the East Providence-based startup that delivers family-style meals directly to subscribers, has raised $1.2 million in a seed round as it gears up to expand in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Read More
Read MoreThermo Fisher to start Covid-testing its workers like a ‘university model’
Beginning in January, the Waltham-based company will test its own workers "in a much more substantial way, very much like the university model,” CEO Marc Casper said. Read More
Read MoreFDA approves Alnylam’s first-ever drug for rare kidney disease
The Cambridge company’s gene-silencing drug, for a rare disorder called primary hyperoxaluria type 1, had been developed under the generic name lumasiran but will be sold under the commercial brand name Oxlumo. Read More
Read MoreSouth Shore Health names former Brigham and Women’s physician as CEO
The parent organization for South Shore Hospital has named Dr. Allen Smith as its new president and CEO, concluding a year-long search after the resignation of its former CEO. Read More
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