Archive for February 2021

While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings.…

Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More

Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus new public companies, Super Bowl commercials, Harvard tight ends, and why we’ll all feel jilted this Sunday. Read More

Massachusetts restaurants hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic may have another opportunity to recoup unprecedented losses, as lawmakers have worked a $25 billion grant program into the $1.9 trillion relief package pushed by President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders in Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a budget resolution…

The acquisition expands the company’s presence into the northeast U.S. Read More

Fans planning to attend Super Bowl LV should expect added Covid-19 safety improvements and procedures at Raymond James Stadium. Read More

The economic fallout is proving disastrous for America’s cities, as decades of inconsistent and often unsustainable budget practices have run headlong into the pandemic’s revenue buzz saw. Read More

If demand falls for downtown office space due to the pandemic, the corresponding effect on property values could pose a major threat to city finances. In that case, faced with unrelenting long-term obligations like pension costs, officials may be forced to raise taxes on businesses in other ways to make up for the shortfall, experts…