Archive for March 2021

The company also expects to grow its number of hotels in 2021. Read More

The pandemic has forced a reimagining of the future of work and our systems of education and training. But this disruption is also an opportunity to address one of Boston’s most persistent problems: Less than half of students who graduate from Boston’s schools are prepared to pursue higher education, yet more than half of all…

Effective Monday, March 22, out-of-state travelers to Massachusetts and returning residents will no longer be required to quarantine or test negative for Covid-19, providing a boost to the state’s hard-hit tourism sector. Leaders in the Massachusetts tourism industry applauded the moves, saying that taken together they serve as a signal that consumers should feel comfortable…

Uber bought the Boston-based alcohol-delivery service last month for $1.1 billion. Read More

The Weymouth hospital has narrowed down the number of potential health systems with which it hopes to partner, and both Mass General Brigham and Wellforce are still in the running. Read More

A judge’s decision on a lawsuit between Caffé Nero and its Boston landlord is a warning to landlords: Work with struggling tenants during the pandemic instead of aggressively filing lawsuits against them. Read More

Google is touting plans to maintain a “long-term presence” in Cambridge as it seeks to hire 10,000 jobs across the U.S. in 2021. Read More

Alister Martin is an emergency-room physician and nonprofit founder who is caring for the city’s residents who struggle with homelessness and addiction — even helping them register to vote — while helping doctors manage the opioid epidemic. Read More

Eight months after Norwood Hospital was hit by severe flooding that caused hundreds of millions in damage, shuttering all inpatient services at the hospital, its president says it’s now facing another crisis — poaching of its affiliated doctors in the community by Beth Israel Lahey Health. Read More

Massachusetts industry leaders exhibited mixed emotions after the Baker administration announced a vaccination schedule. Read More