Archive for January 2021

Timothy Hall expects Mercy to be front and center in exploring potential mergers and acquisitions with struggling colleges, part of what he anticipates will be a broader wave of higher education consolidation in the months ahead. Read More

Good morning, friends, and Happy New Year! Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus a boost in air travel, someone who loves you, and my New Year’s resolution. Read More

Seattle-based data market research firm PitchBook released its 2021 Emerging Technology Outlook, which forecasts trends that will shape the emerging tech VC ecosystem in 2021. Read More

The Wellesley medical device and technology financiers is raising a new pool of capital to invest in implantable and disposable medical devices, diagnostics, imaging tools and health IT products. Read More

Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on New Year’s Day a multi-faceted health care bill that requires insurance companies to cover telehealth visits the same way they cover in-person care. Read More

The budget authorized a $1.7 billion draw from the state rainy day fund, rather than the $1.35 billion withdrawal that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker initially recommended. Read More