Archive for February 2021

A new executive order sets a goal of allocating at least 25% of city contractor spending to minority- and women-owned businesses, up from 17% in a version of the directive earlier this week. Read More

Gov. Charlie Baker’s office has issued a request for responses on a subject about as wide-ranging as it gets: an impact study on “the post-pandemic future of work and life in the Commonwealth." The study’s findings could shape state policy related to housing, economic development, transportation and more. Read More

Many small businesses are struggling to keep the lights and heat on and their doors open, but the combined stressors of the pandemic place an especially tough burden on woman-owned businesses. Read More

"There were no CDCs in Mattapan. I thought it was the right time for me to step in," says Donald Alexis, Executive director, Caribbean Integration Community Development. Here’s how he’s been doing since then. Read More

A developer plans to swap its approved hotel near South Station for a residential tower. Why? "The seismic shifts in the hospitality industry and the impact on capital markets caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.” Read More

Among the 50 largest accounting firms in Massachusetts, an equal number reported growth and decline in local headcount. Here’s who grew, who shrank and who merged. Read More

At a recent seminar, urban studies guru Richard Florida named cities that will rebound quickly, but Boston wasn’t among them. PR firm owner Geri Denterlein looks at three of the ingredients Florida says Boston will need if it wants to stage a comeback. Read More

Health insurance premiums are set to rise nearly 7% on average compared to a year ago, according to rates made public by the state’s insurance regulator this week. Read More

Coconut Cartel, the Miami-based rum producer, is poised for a year of growth with plans to expand to other states, including Massachusetts. Read More

Earlham College’s agreement exemplifies how small colleges are innovating to offset the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects as well as long-smoldering enrollment and revenue challenges affecting all of higher ed. Read More