Archive for March 2021

The federal stimulus and relief law that President Joe Biden signed earlier this month will drive down health care premiums in 2021 and 2022 for most of the Massachusetts Health Connector’s 270,000 members and new enrollees Read More

Martin J. Walsh took a vastly different approach to Boston’s development world than his predecessor. He also ushered in an unprecedented building boom. Read More

Diana Brainard’s new cell therapy company is working on off-the-shelf virus-specific T cell drug therapy candidates targeting 12 viruses, including the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know, plus rising Covid cases, 4th of July goals, the origins of "OK," celebrity chefs online, beer slogans and Black women in Boston making history. Read More

The offers are through Hancock’s Vitality program, which rewards policyholders for taking steps to make themselves physically and mentally healthier. The pandemic has hurt Boston-based Hancock’s life insurance business. Read More

MIT spinoff Pison Technology, which has around 40 employees, mostly based in Massachusetts, on March 8 closed a $7 million round that brought its total funding to $11 million, according to CEO Dexter Ang. Read More

It’s clear the pandemic has altered our behavior at home. It stands to reason that the same will be true when we finally return to the office. Read More

The U.S. Senate voted to approve Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as President Biden’s labor secretary. The nomination drew bipartisan support, with Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, the former Bain Capital executive who served one term as Massachusetts governor, voting in support of Walsh. Read More

The nine-story lab is expected to open in 2024. Read More

A new study from the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership and the city’s Office of Women’s Advancement calls for more resources for women entrepreneurs. Read More