Archive for March 2021
‘Years of preparation and focus’ led to Chewy’s first profitable quarter
A rise in pet ownership during Covid-19 also drove quarterly sales above $2 million billion for the first time. Read More
Read MoreTJX added tens of thousands of jobs during pandemic
Here in Massachusetts, the Framingham-based retail giant increased its full-time headcount during 2020, to 9,150 employees — a 3.6% year-over-year increase. Read More
Read MoreMIT’s Koch Institute gets new director
Five months after its founding director, Tyler Jacks, stepped down from the position, MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research has a new director in Matthew Vander Heiden, an MIT biology professor and researcher of cancer cell metabolism. Read More
Read MoreGov. Baker hopes for post-pandemic housing jolt
One of the things Gov. Charlie Baker hopes Massachusetts is able to do when the state eventually emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic is "put a lot of shovels in the ground all over the commonwealth to create a lot of the housing capacity that we so desperately need." Read More
Read MoreFlagship-backed companies stake out space in Somerville’s first lab building
The deal confirms Business Journal reporting from earlier this month. Read More
Read MoreThe employee-retention tax credit is a windfall. But it could put small businesses in a bind.
One law firm has a suggested fix for the headaches it worries will ensue. Read More
Read MoreSouth Shore Health says it will stay independent after months-long search
Seven months after embarking on a hunt for a potential partner, South Shore Health announced on Wednesday that the organization will remain independent. Talks continuing on collaborations with other health systems, however. Read More
Read MoreCambridge-based construction tech company selects new HQ
GCP Applied Technologies has nearly 2,000 employees and 50 manufacturing sites globally. Read More
Read MoreNew group seeks to boost Mass. fintech industry
A nonprofit organization, to be called Mass Fintech Hub, is expected to formally launch in April, according to those familiar with the plans. Its goal will be to bring together financial services companies, venture capitalists, universities and state government to nurture local fintech startups and to build a reputation for the Bay State as a…
Read MoreMass. business groups join forces to close skills gap
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has brought together nearly two dozen organizations, including local chambers of commerce and statewide groups like the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, to push for better ways to close the gap between the skills workers have and the skills employers need. Read More
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