Archive for January 2021
Mass. companies we’re watching at CES 2021
The Consumer Technology Association is taking its annual CES conference digital. These are the 20 Massachusetts companies that are slated to exhibit. Read More
Read MoreCisco goes to court over Acacia’s termination of $2.6B merger
The two networking companies agreed to merge in a 2019 all-cash deal. Now, Acacia is pulling out — but Cisco says it doesn’t have the right. Read More
Read MoreUMass Memorial investigating whether employees took part in Capitol riots
UMass Memorial Health System said in an online statement it’s investigating whether employees "may have been involved in the violence" at Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. Read More
Read MoreSBA just announced when the PPP portal will open. But there’s a catch.
The agency is staggering the rollout for the next wave of small-business assistance. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: MIT spinoffs, machine learning startups raise over $302M
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreDuchenne-focused biotech Sarepta loses $6.5B in value after trial fail
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., which employs more than 600 people in Massachusetts, were cut in half Friday after the failure of a highly anticipated gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Read More
Read MoreGennari: 2021? You got this, and here are some books to help
Contributing columnist Larry Gennari writes that the adversity of the last 10 or so months offers us the chance to see and implement a few innovative, positive strategies for ourselves, our companies, and our communities. Many are outlined in these books. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and my head is spinning
Good morning, friends! Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus Nobel prize winners, sci-fi novels, silhouettes, pie, and trying to keep up with the news while escaping from it at the same time. Read More
Read MoreA look ahead: How Beacon Hill’s decisions will affect your business in 2021
The pandemic has altered the way we live and the way we work. From unemployment insurance to corporate taxes, policymakers on Beacon Hill will have an outsized impact on business in 2021. Here are the top issues to watch for. Read More
Read MoreWhat went wrong at the U.S. Capitol? Boston security experts weigh in
The Business Journal reached out to Boston-area security companies about what went wrong at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. They pointed to three main areas. Read More
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