Archive for March 2021
AG Healey hits Gov. Baker over hiring McKinsey for future-of-work study
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey lit into Gov. Charlie Baker for hiring consulting giant McKinsey & Co. to undertake a study of how the pandemic is expected to affect the future of work. Read More
Read MoreInsider View, with MullenLowe’s Kelly Fredrickson
Welcome to the kickoff of a new Boston Business Journal interview series, Insider View: Candid Conversations with Forward Thinking Leaders. Join BBJ Editor Doug Banks as he discusses leadership lessons with MullenLowe Boston/NY President Kelly Fredrickson. Read More
Read MoreBerkeley Investments buys five buildings in Lawrence for $99M
“We support the ongoing efforts of the City of Lawrence to re-imagine the Canal District and the city as a vibrant economic engine for the entire region,” Berkeley Investments President Young Park said in a statement. Read More
Read MoreThe PPP deadline is poised to be extended to this new date
Small business advocacy groups and lenders have pushed for an extension for weeks. Read More
Read MoreMass. panel questions tax breaks for film producers, mutual fund firms
Massachusetts lawmakers set up the tax review commission under a 2018 law, to help them weigh whether the benefits of the incentive programs outweigh the costs. The panel released its first report on Thursday, calling for some business tax breaks to be reconsidered. Read More
Read MoreCurtains rise on Huntington Theatre’s $55M renovation
The historic Boston theater, founded as the first nonprofit playhouse in the U.S., is slated to reopen in 2022. Read More
Read MoreSEMrush shares fall, close down on first day of trading after IPO
Boston-based Semrush Holdings Inc. raised $140 million, significantly less than it planned just two weeks ago after reducing the number of shares it offered and pricing on the low end of its range. It closed down, with shares sliding 20%. Read More
Read MoreCheck out some of the robots being made in Mass.
Here’s a look at some of the innovative technologies sprouting from the local robotics sector, courtesy of the companies on our annual list of the Largest Robotics Companies in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MorePanel: Diverse leadership matters as Boston deals with racist reputation
The ascension of Kim Janey, a Black woman, to the Boston mayor’s office, sends a “signal” as the city struggles with a racist reputation, members of a Boston Business journal panel said Read More
Read MoreMass. health care spending exceeded the state’s cap in 2019 for the 2nd year in a row
Total Massachusetts health care spending grew 4.3% in 2019, well above the limits state officials had set for growth and the second-highest rate of growth in six years. And the pandemic is likely to make that worse. Read More
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