Archive for December 2020

Here’s what you, dear readers, read in 2020. Read More

The construction milestone follows a period this spring where crews had to halt work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

2020 has been a year of maturation for companies hoping to revolutionize the way scientists conduct preclinical research. Read More

The Winthrop Democrat became the longest serving speaker in Massachusetts history earlier this year, punctuating a run book-ended by crises that began in the depths of the worldwide financial collapse in 2009 and wraps up in the middle of the pandemic. Read More

A Boston-based developer intends to file plans for a 214-unit apartment building near the Neponset River in Quincy early next year, a $100 million project that the developers aim to complete in 2024. “This project will help us reshape a key pathway into Quincy,” said Quincy’s mayor in a statement. Read More

It’s been a busy December for this Connecticut-based health care performance management company: After acquiring a Lexington health IT firm earlier this month, it has now sold a minority stake of ownership to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City’s investment unit. Read More

Op-ed: Untreated mental illness costs the U.S. up to $300B annually due to lost productivity — absenteeism, employee turnover, conflicts in the workplace and increases in medical and disability expenses. Things didn’t have to be this bad. Read More

Back in June, when the city of Boston was wrestling with its fiscal 2021 budget under the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh made a declaration: Municipal layoffs would be off the table. Now, six months later, Walsh has apparently stayed true to his word. Read More