Archive for December 2020

Now more than ever, we value insight, knowledge, perspective and the chance to become our best selves, personally and professionally. Read More

Despite reporting its worst financial year ever, and facing another temporary shutdown of all elective inpatient procedures, the state’s largest hospital system said it will pay back three months worth of retirement benefits that it had cut earlier this year. Read More

Robert DeLeo, the longest continuously-serving speaker in state history, was just re-elected to the House in November. Read More

Until earlier this month, Actifio was one of the veteran "unicorn" tech companies in Boston, with approximately $318 million in venture capital funding and a valuation of $1.13 billion. As of Dec. 14, Actifio is part of Google Cloud, according to an editor’s note on Google Cloud blog. Read More

The consumer goods giant is paying $40 million for the six-year-old startup, with the potential for more milestone payments down the line. Read More

Bob Coughlin this week said he would step down as CEO of MassBio. Read More

John Chuang, CEO of Boston staffing agency Aquent, did the math and decided the company’s pre-pandemic real estate footprint is simply not worth the cost. Read More

We need to go beyond relying on philanthropy and government to correct racial inequities occurring every day. Discrimination in housing, professional advancement, education, health care and more must be addressed by businesspeople. Read More

Hospitals dealing with a second surge of coronavirus patients and rising case counts among their own workforces are confronting a new challenge: Figuring out how to staff Covid vaccine clinics. Read More

A wealth of survey data shows the bleak state of small business as Covid-19 intensifies. Read More