Archive for April 2021
What recession? Big Boston law firms earned massive profits in 2020
The financial performance of firms like Ropes & Gray, Goodwin and Mintz is indicative of the have-and-have-not split of the nation’s economic recovery: To the great benefit of their bottom lines, their attorneys focus on servicing industries that have weathered the pandemic well, including life sciences, private equity and technology. Read More
Read MoreNew England Stop & Shop portfolio sells for $295M
The acquisition comes as grocery sales have risen amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with lockdowns keeping people cooking at home instead of dining out. Read More
Read MoreLetter to the editor: Expiration of film tax credit would ‘end the film business’ in Mass.
If the tax credit program is allowed to expire, it would immediately cause a loss of thousands of local jobs, shutter hundreds of businesses that have grown to support the industry, and end the film business in Massachusetts entirely, says Gary Crossen, general manager of New England Studios. Read More
Read MoreNew event raises awareness of Black businesses through awards, $50M fund-raising goal
A local entrepreneur is launching an initiative for Black businesses in Boston with some lofty goals — not only to raise the profiles of Black-owned businesses in the city but also to raise reparation funds. Read More
Read MoreThis Harvard innovation lab’s startup offers private wine tastings at home
Night Inn is a platform that offers curated online experiences provided by restaurant industry experts. Read More
Read MoreWhy private businesses should be very careful in cutting deals with SPACs
What did Michael Milken, Enron, Bernie Madoff and many others have in common when they were front and center on Wall Street? They all figured out a way to dupe securities regulators until the house of cards came crashing down. Read More
Read MoreEdtech firm acquires Pittsburgh analytics company
Education-focused advanced analytics firm based in Green Tree launched in 2014. Read More
Read MoreSmall businesses can now get thousands in tax credits for vaccine PTO. Here’s how it works.
Employers can now receive more than $17,000 in tax credits for paid leave connected with Covid-19 — including paid sick leave to get the vaccine. Here’s how the credits will work. Read More
Read MoreTech company worth over $1B quietly moves HQ out of Massachusetts
The tech company joins an expanding group of companies to relocate to Dallas-Fort Worth from the coasts. Read More
Read MoreVertex doubles down on gene editing with two new partnerships
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a new collaboration, and expanded an existing one, that both revolve around the development of new gene-editing technologies. Read More
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