Archive for March 2021

CVS has quickly become one of the largest providers of Covid-19 vaccines in Massachusetts. Read More

Several banks have moved into Boston’s Seaport District in recent years, drawn by the offices and residential buildings popping up everywhere. But Rockland Trust is leaving the neighborhood. Read More

Because of the high rates of unemployment that climbed from a pre-pandemic low of 2.8 percent to a high of 17.7 percent in June, the trust fund used to pay unemployment claims has been drained. To replenish it, businesses are looking at a 60 percent increase in their rates unless the Legislature acts. Read More

For the past 15 years, cleaning entrepreneur Seymour McKenzie has provided everything from hardwood floor cleaning and resurfacing to power washing and water damage restoration for both residential and commercial clients. Now, the company he founded, See More Clean, has made a pandemic-driven pivot, providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and telehealth services in an effort…

While many Massachusetts residents need no encouragement to get vaccinated for Covid-19, a sizable percentage are still suspicious of the shots, or lack the time or know-how to score an appointment. To entice workers to get the vaccinations, some local employers — especially those with workers who deal with customers face-to-face — are dangling incentives.…

Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to help start your busy business day, plus the Dow’s fall, George Clooney, things to do this weekend, and how I’m finally catching up to quarantine life. Read More

Athletic shoe maker TIEM Athletic has pledged 10 percent of proceeds (or a minimum of $25,000) of its new purple Slipstream cycling shoe to support Girl Up, just in time for International Women’s Day. Read More

Even with our high rate of broadband infrastructure in Massachusetts, we know gaps in digital equity still exist. Access is one thing, the ability to adopt the technology is something else. Public entities should partner with private broadband providers to move the needle on internet adoption. Read More

The Baker administration has been quietly planning for a permanent "hybrid" work model for as much as half of the state workforce Read More