Archive for January 2021
Boston REIT invests $23.5M in Birmingham industrial market with big buy
Another major industrial property deal has closed in Birmingham. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Oncology startup launches, two clinical manufacturing sites planned
While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of health care happenings. Read More
Read MoreMost Mass. office property managers saw gains in 2020
Collectively, this year’s top 25 office property managers oversaw 256 million square feet as of Dec. 1, up 5% from the prior year. Read More
Read More5 Minutes With … Markforged’s new CEO, Shai Terem
3D printing company Markforged Inc. promoted COO Shai Terem to CEO and president in October. Here is his "5 Minutes With" interview with the BBJ’s Lucia Maffei. Read More
Read MoreThe Interview: Why a college president is closing some campuses in the name of long-term stability
Skleder disclosed during her exclusive interview with The Business Journals that she intends to close Brenau’s Jacksonville, Florida, campus by July 31. Read More
Read MoreColleges prepare to shed assets, exit space as Covid’s long-term effects take hold
Colleges and universities waylaid by the Covid-19 pandemic have increasingly looked to their physical footprints to right-size operations, in some cases shedding land and buildings as more students and employees transition to online workspaces. Read More
Read MoreCambridge biotech Werewolf gets $72M funding round
Werewolf Therapeutics Inc., a Cambridge startup developing cancer drugs, said it has completed $72 million in financing to bring two of its drugs through early-stage human trials. Read More
Read MoreThree months after launch, precision medicine startup Scorpion Therapeutics raises $162M
The Boston startup plans to use the money to advance three precision-medicine tracks at once. Read More
Read MoreLargest Commercial Property Managers in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2020)/ Total sq. ft. managed in Mass. % of property owned % of property managed Total sq. ft. managed in U.S. Total Mass. employees Top regional executive(s) 1 CBRE Inc., 33 Arch St., Boston, MA 02110, 617-912-7000, cbre.com/newengland 53695303 0.0 100 3600000000 450 Andrew Hoar President, New England Steve Purpura…
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and I’m heartbroken today
Good morning, friends! Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus doing burpees in Siberia and being heartbroken for our country. Read More
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