Archive for December 2020
Robinhood exposed Mass. investors to ‘unnecessary trading risks,’ Galvin alleges
Massachusetts securities regulators are taking aim at Robinhood Financial LLC, the company behind the popular online-trading platform. Read More
Read MoreTop former Alnylam exec Barry Greene named CEO of Sage Therapeutics
Jeff Jonas is stepping down as CEO of Sage Therapeutics and will be replaced by longtime Alnylam Pharmaceuticals executive Barry Greene. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and pandemic pets
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know to get your busy business day started, plus clothes that help you social distance, cooking classes by Boston chefs and my failed attempts to persuade my wife to adopt a marsupial. Read More
Read MoreRelated Beal closing in on deal to purchase Innovation and Design Building
Related Beal is closing in on a deal to acquire the Innovation and Design Building on the far edge of the Seaport District from its Atlanta-based owner, a deal that could mark one of the largest real estate transactions in Boston this year. Read More
Read MoreFirst health care workers get vaccine: ‘I don’t want to take up an ICU bed’
This infectious-disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center was among the first front-line health care workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s how she’s feeling about the process, the promise and what’s still to come. Read More
Read MoreThese 9 Mass. CEOs rank among the best in the country
Leading startups as well as public companies, nine Massachusetts chief executives ranked as the "best" in the country this year, according to new data. Read More
Read MoreOxford expands suburban portfolio with $151M Framingham buy
Tenants at the properties include Replimune Group Inc., CRISPR Therapeutics and Sanofi Genzyme. Read More
Read MoreMass. marijuana agency adds AT&T exec, gambling regulator
Massachusetts state officials have tapped a longtime member of the state’s Gaming Commission and an AT&T executive to fill two slots on the five-member Cannabis Control Commission. Read More
Read MoreFirst look: Hook Wharf’s proposed hotel tower
The 357-room hotel at 400 Atlantic Ave. would top out at 326 feet. Read More
Read MoreThis ‘social-distancing sweater’ sounds an alarm if someone comes near
Local security firm SimpliSafe is behind the tech-enabled garment, which it terms the "Social Distancing Sweater." Laced with SimpliSafe motion sensors, the sweater sounds an alarm whenever someone crosses the 6-foot social distance threshold recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also flashes lights in festive colors, all against a knit…
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