Archive for February 2021
Gillette owner P&G launches new shave line
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is launching a new shaving and skincare line under its Boston-based Gillette brand. Read More
Read MoreMerger makes Price Chopper a ‘Northeastern powerhouse,’ analyst says
Combining forces will enable both of the New York-based, independently owned chains to share expenses, have greater buying power and make new investments to grow their base. Read More
Read More354 UMass Amherst students face punishment for Covid rule-breaking
The University of Massachusetts Amherst officials say they will punish up to 354 students for Covid-19 rule-breaking as the town tightens curfews and the campus struggles to contain a coronavirus outbreak. Read More
Read MoreInside Motif FoodWorks’ new lab-office hybrid facility
Motif FoodWorks, the Ginkgo Bioworks spinout looking to engineer plant-based foods for nutrition and taste, has a newly renovated home in the Seaport District’s Innovation and Design Building. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and changes in your inbox
Good morning! Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus where Reddit began, where volleyball began, the mayor’s home sale (not), and coming soon: changes in your inbox. Read More
Read MoreUnion nurses at Saint Vincent to hold strike authorization vote
Union nurses at St. Vincent Hospital will hold a vote on Wednesday that would authorize them to call a strike, the first such labor action to occur in a Massachusetts hospital during the pandemic. Read More
Read MoreQuinn Emanuel lands another firm’s former Boston managing partner
Tony Bongiorno joined Quinn Emanuel in late January, making the health care litigator one of Quinn’s first lateral partner hires in Boston since it entered the market three years ago. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: In my wildest dreams
Nothing disrupts good sleep like a pandemic shutdown. Read More
Read MoreWith vaccine leftovers, hospitals are finding any available arm
As part of efforts to ensure every coronavirus vaccine dose is used, hospitals are drafting end-of-day wait lists, offering the vaccine to patients sitting in their hospitals, and providing leftover doses to qualifying family members of staff. Read More
Read MoreRestaurants still reeling, even with aid and eased restrictions
As state officials roll back coronavirus-driven rules and offer relief through small business relief grants, Greater Boston restaurants continue to struggle to make ends meet. Read More
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