Archive for March 2021
Largest Residential Real Estate Firms in Massachusetts
Information for this list came directly from participating firms and may have been pulled from multiple data sources in some instances. Data provided represents aggregate totals for the firm’s local offices and includes single-family, multifamily and condo sales in most instances. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Silicon Therapeutics acquired for $450M, Resilience buys Boston site
While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings.…
Read MorePeterson Oil to pay $450K after delivering non-compliant heating fuel
Peterson Oil Service, Inc, a Worcester fuel company, has agreed to pay $450,000 after knowingly delivering fuel to cities and towns in Massachusetts that contained eight times the percentage of biodiesel by volume that was permitted in the state’s contract, Attorney General Maura Healey said on Wednesday. Read More
Read MoreWalsh’s former economic development chief enters Boston mayor’s race
John Barros, who has served as Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s economic development chief, is formally entering the race to replace his former boss. Read More
Read MoreEXPERT VIEW: Boston University’s Robert Brown on Covid-19 lessons learned
A chemical engineer by training, Robert Brown oversees an urban campus of more than 34,000 students that was called to action in the early days of the pandemic. Read More
Read MorePaper Source files for bankruptcy, plans to sell itself to lenders
The retailer accepted a bid from lenders to buy its assets for $89 million. Read More
Read MoreOpinion: How the mall can be a model for innovation
"It’s time that mall owners and developers chart a different path — one that preserves malls as the community gathering spaces they were designed to be," writes Jo Ann Simons, president and CEO of Northeast Arc. Read More
Read MoreEverbridge reports pandemic-powered surge in headcount
The Burlington-based company (Nasdaq: EVBG) has tweaked its software platform to include vaccine appointment management. Read More
Read MoreSeaport lab addition, at city gateway, faces key development review
“How it presents itself as an entrance to the city is, I think, very important,” BCDC Chair Andrea Leers said. “Right now, the impression I have is more of utilitarianness.” Read More
Read MoreUMass resident physicians vote to unionize
Roughly 600 UMass resident physicians have voted to unionize, the third group of physicians in training to sign on as union members in Massachusetts. Read More
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