Archive for February 2021

Known for its West Coast roots, the law firm entered the Boston market two years ago with several splashy hires, including Ropes & Gray LLP partner Doug Meal, one of the country’s best-known corporate data privacy attorneys. Read More

Two years ago, serial entrepreneur Matthew Bellows found himself frustrated by financial advising technologies. Bellows was struggling with trying to figure out how he could save for his children to go to college while also caring for his mother and deciding what he could contribute to charity, among other things. Bellows wanted to turn to…

He had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2019. Read More

Machelle Sanders, a former biotech executive, will be tasked with steering North Carolina’s economic development charge through the choppy waters in the pandemic’s wake. Read More

Boston-based sportswear brand New Balance will become the official uniform supplier for Italian soccer club A.S. Roma for the 2021/2022 season. With the deal, Roma becomes the first Serie A team to wear New Balance. Read More

Shares of bluebird bio could hit their lowest value in more than six years following the Cambridge-based company’s suspension of two trials of its gene therapy for sickle-cell anemia due to fears of serious side effects. The company said it’s investigating whether its drug had anything to do with the cancer discovered in two former…

Good morning, Boston, and happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business. Read More

State lawmakers plan to file first-of-its-kind legislation on Tuesday that would create what advocates call a universal system of early education and child care in Massachusetts, including a hard cap on what all families pay for the services. The first-of-its-kind legislation proposes major changes to the state’s early childhood education system. Read More

Everything showed on my face in the Before Times. Zoom has magnified more than my need for good skin-care products. Read More

Amazon announced it has opened its new delivery station in Salem, while the e-commerce giant’s logistics division also announced two new leases, in Littleton and in Randolph. Read More