Archive for January 2021
CarGurus puts new CEO in driver’s seat
The top executive shakeup is not the only leadership change expected at CarGurus this year. At the end of last year, CarGurus said it entered into a separation agreement with CTO Kyle Lomeli, who will continue through May 14 this year and then will provide consulting services to CarGurus for nine months. Read More
Read MoreHow Durham beat Boston for a nearly 900-job, $61M expansion
North Carolina had to lay down big incentives to snag nearly 900 jobs for Durham. And the competition from Massachusetts was tough. Here’s how it played out. Read More
Read MoreGov. Baker lifts nightly curfews on businesses starting next week
The 9:30 p.m. daily curfew has been in place since Nov. 6, part of an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Read More
Read MoreFormer Boston Globe exec takes role at Philadelphia Inquirer
Pete Doucette, a longtime executive who held sales, marketing and revenue roles at the Boston Globe for more than a decade, has been hired as the new chief revenue officer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read More
Read MoreJudge awards news organizations $122,000 in attorney fees in PPP lawsuit
American City Business Journals joined other media outlets in suing for the release of data related to the Paycheck Protection Program. Read More
Read MoreLincoln to develop life-science, tech training center in Boston’s Seaport
The center will aim to broaden access to biotech jobs to underrepresented populations, Massport said in a statement. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Information is a powerful antidote to the ‘infodemic’
To battle misinformation in west Africa, public health officials learned the impulse to “correct” or debunk must give way to empathy. Raising doubts is not tantamount to resistance. Read More
Read MoreHow a retiring Boston-based exec at Red Hat plans to stay busy
“If we take a look at our business trajectory, I keep saying this – as good as the past has been, really the best in the world is yet to come,” Oberoi said. Read More
Read MoreIf big business wants to help, here’s a noble opportunity
Pandemic is tough – but much tougher for smaller businesses. But there’s a way out of this as vaccines slowly make it into our communities. Read More
Read MoreReturn to college campuses triggers warnings over Covid-19’s spread, financial motives
A new CDC report did not identify individual schools or counties where Covid-19 is most problematic, although it implied financial incentives appear to be clouding the decisions of whether to allow students and faculty to return to campus. Read More
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