Archive for January 2021

Oxford Properties plans to open the iconic outdoor plaza more fully to the public. Read More

The agency had revealed in November that it planned to reduce its staff numbers by about a quarter in the following months. At the time, it had about 1,300 employees. Read More

The company said on Thursday it would drop its lawsuit against the city over the municipality’s decision to allow only equity applicants to open for a two-year period. Read More

But the state’s economic growth stalled in December as Covid-19 cases jumped in a major way, according to a MassBenchmarks bulletin, and it may take until late 2022 to reach pre-Covid employment levels in Massachusetts. Read More

The panel followed a discussion with urbanist Richard Florida, organized by Boston Business Journal’s parent company, American City Business Journals. Read More

From Cybereason Inc. to DataRobot Inc., several tech companies based in Massachusetts are rumored to go public this year. The latest rumors were around payment tech company Flywire Corp., which is reportedly planning an initial public offering later this year. Yet, the first local tech company to hit the public markets beat them all. Read…

After finalizing one of the biggest health insurance transactions in the last decade, Tom Croswell has announced he will retire this summer as CEO of the combined Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Read More

Inadequate solar policy contributed to a loss of nearly 4,400 solar jobs in Massachusetts in recent years, a 30% drop. New solar installations plummeted by 40%. But help is on the way. Read More

Lost amid the frenzy of regulations and guidance issued as part of the Dec. 27 passage of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act is the fact that some of America’s most prominent schools are rejecting the funding. Read More

Unlike many of its big bank competitors, the lender had not proceeded with mass branch closures until now. Read More