Archive for February 2021
Op-ed: Why Haven failed
We don’t need a corporate solution to healthcare, writes Dr. Paula Muto. To fix healthcare, you first have to know what problem to solve. Who better to understand this problem than the doctors themselves? Read More
Read MoreTripadvisor HQ to serve as community vaccination center
One of the largest public companies in Massachusetts is opening its temporarily empty headquarters to serve as community vaccination center. Newton-Wellesley Hospital, which will manage the vaccine program, plans to operate seven days a week. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a can’t-miss list of books, movies and music
Good morning, friends. Here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus new vaccines, communicating with spinach and can’t miss books, movies and music for Black History Month. Read More
Read MoreCureVac, GSK to focus on Covid variant vaccines in $180M deal
Drug developers GlaxoSmithKline plc and CureVac NV have announced plans to work jointly on vaccines against emerging Covid-19 variants of the coronavirus. In addition, GSK will help manufacture up to 100 million doses of CureVac’s first-generation Covid-19 vaccine candidate. Read More
Read MoreHere’s what’s next for MassMutual’s $3.5B deal with American Financial
The planned sale by American Financial Group Inc. of its annuities business will affect the role co-CEO Craig Lindner plays at the company. Here’s how. Read More
Read MoreUber’s $1.1B deal will ‘turbocharge’ Drizly, COO says
"It just felt like the perfect marriage," Drizly COO Cathy Lewenberg told the Business Journal about the newly announced Uber acquisition. Drizly is looking for larger office space in Boston’s Back Bay and is planning to hire 100 people by the end of 2021. Lewenberg didn’t say if previous reports on Uber’s aggressive workplace culture…
Read MoreMGH doctor tapped as interim CEO of Cooley Dickinson Health Care
The head of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital has been tapped to temporarily lead Cooley Dickinson Health Care. He will replace Joanne Marqusee, who left to become executive vice president and chief integration officer for Wellforce. Read More
Read MoreAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos steps down as company rakes in record revenues
Andy Jassy, who currently serves as the CEO of Amazon Web Services, will take over as Amazon’s new CEO. Read More
Read MoreBaker officials push businesses to vaccinate employees
The governor’s office in recent weeks has started to engage with executives about vaccinating their own workforces, offering two primary options for them to consider. Read More
Read MoreMore than 2,000 people vaccinated at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium
CIC Health opened both Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium an hour early, and asked people to come in as early as possible, hopefully making it in before the storm hit the hardest. Read More
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