Archive for February 2021

Boston McKinsey partner Navjot Singh writes in an exclusive op-ed that his "inner pessimist is giving way to a brighter outlook, the result of the astonishing efforts of scientists and physicians worldwide, including those at Moderna and elsewhere in Greater Boston" Read More

An East Boston native and graduate of East Boston High, Manny Lopes proves you can go home again: As CEO of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, he oversees a nonprofit enterprise with 1,400 employees, a $185M budget and more than 120,000 patients a year. Read More

Analysts said Amazon has the perfect grocery business model for a pandemic. Online grocery’s share of the overall grocery market rose from 3.4% to 10.2% last year, according to one industry study. Read More

Kiel Servideo is a former Hollywood assistant, a writer and now an American living abroad in Europe as he works for the startup Olive & June. Listen to his interview with Boston Speaks Up’s Zach Servideo (his brother) here. Read More

The stimulus would equate to about 15% of the total revenue booked by 3,500 U.S. colleges and universities prior to the outbreak, according to federal data. Read More

The nation’s largest mall owner, which operates 13 malls in the Massachusetts, has formed a blank-check company with the intent to merge with "an innovative business with the potential to disrupt various aspects of the retail industry." Read More

Good morning, friends. Saturday Night Live opened with a nice Boston connection, with Newton native John Krasinski portraying Tom Brady (scroll down for more), and here are the five things you need to know today in Boston business, plus a welcome, an anniversary and an opportunity. Read More

Starting Monday those in the first phase of the state’s distribution plan and people 75 and older can make their way to Fenway to take the first or second step in inoculating themselves against Covid-19. Read More