Archive for January 2021

Op-ed by Julie Lammers of American Student Assistance: Gen Z is at risk of becoming a lost generation. Already, an increased equity gap is emerging for our nation’s youngest members of the workforce, just as it did for Millennials 12 years ago. We must resist the urge to scale back youth training. Read More

Massachusetts lawmakers have sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a bill named after Laura Beth Levis, a 34-year-old woman who died just steps from an emergency room. Read More

Spartan Race has a new, multimillion-dollar infusion of cash it hopes to use to bring back workers, hold more events and launch the obstacle-race company past the economic hurdles of the previous year. Read More

Boston-area business leaders said they view the events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol as a shameful episode. Read More

The deal, Table Talk Pies owner Harry Kokkinis said, isn’t complete but negotiations started months ago and Boston Capital has emerged as the favorite for the Worcester property. Read More

The cap seeks to prevent third-party delivery services such as Uber Eats and DoorDash from charging independent restaurants a delivery fee that’s over 15% of the purchase price of the online order, according to the bill. The measure, which applies only to restaurants with less than 25 locations within Massachusetts, will be in place "from…

Without new legislation in the new year, employer costs related to the unemployment insurance program are expected to increase by nearly 60%, on average. Read More

Raytheon’s chief diversity officer reports directly to CEO Gregory Hayes, according to a company spokesperson. In recent months, several of the state’s largest employers have hired for or filled the role of chief diversity officer. Read More

“Think of us as the Moneyballers for lawyers,” says ArbiLex founder and CEO Isabel Yang. Her startup uses AI and predictive analytics to find the characteristics of a winning case. Read More

Alexandria and Samuels & Associates plan a 400,000-square-foot lab adjacent to the Fenway MBTA station. Read More