Archive for December 2020

Many of the schools to receive PPP funds also were among the 419 colleges and universities on cash-management programs implemented by the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

It was only a few months ago that CIC began its unlikely journey in the health care sector. Now it’s operating 180 sites for businesses and other institutions, including a new location open to the public in Newton. Read More

The office has laid out several stipulations for the proposed merger between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, including that the new entity remain a non-profit and pass along savings to customers. Read More

Good morning, friends. RIP, Squiggy. Here are the five things you need to know to get your busy business day started, plus the true cost of the 12 days of Christmas and which Girl Scout cookie is your favorite? Read More

Rochelle Walensky, the chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, will head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, according to multiple news outlets. Read More

MGH is looking at ER expansions in the middle of the pandemic to ease volume pressures. Other hospitals are dialing back the number of planned procedures to start to free up beds. Read More

New Balance Athletics, the Boston-based sportswear manufacturer, plans to close its factory in the city’s Brighton neighborhood. Read More

The Connecticut-based bank is the latest local lender to disclose upcoming branch closures. Read More

A provision in its lease entitles this Boston Properties’ tenant to have a majority of its rent abated as a result of Covid-19, the lawsuit alleges. Read More