Archive for April 2021
Op-ed: Making digital resources accessible for all
The digital skills gap will get worse without more focused interventions and programming to raise the percentage of job seekers with digital skills and make a more equitable country for all. Read More
Read MoreMassachusetts offers employers more time to pay unemployment tax bills
In recent days, many businesses in Massachusetts have been hit with unemployment insurance tax bills far beyond what they were expecting. Read More
Read MoreInfluential group backs Boston Private sale to Silicon Valley
In a new report, Institutional Shareholder Services lent credence to some of the arguments against the deal made by activist investor Holdco Asset Management LP. Read More
Read MoreBristol Myers Squibb expands local footprint at Cambridge Crossing
The drug giant said in 2020 it would consolidate its two Cambridge research and development facilities into one building on the Cambridge Crossing campus, which spans East Cambridge, Boston and Somerville. Read More
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific acquires PPD in $17B pharma deal
A major contract research organization with a big presence in North Carolina is set to be acquired in a deal topping $17 billion. Read More
Read MoreA new platform hopes to save time, and real estate deals
Apace, founded in February 2020, is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that allows real estate professionals to create mistake-free contracts on any device. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Oncology startup debuts, J&J kills Pulmatrix deal
Here’s The Petri Dish, a weekly roundup of life sciences news briefs from the Greater Boston life sciences business community. Read More
Read MoreHarvard-incubated, protein-targeting startup emerges from stealth with $80M
With technology licensed from Harvard Medical School and $80 million to get its lead candidate into the clinic, a Harvard-incubated startup is looking to break new ground. Tectonic Therapeutic, which emerged from stealth on Thursday, is planning on developing drugs targeting novel G-protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, a class of cell surface receptors involved in a…
Read MoreOp-ed: Celebrate the contributions of Black women
As employers are scrambling to up their diversity and inclusion games, highlighting the accomplishments of Black woman can a tool for corporate and nonprofit boards looking for directors and organizations of all stripes looking to diversify their C-suites. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and signs of life at the mall
Good morning, friends. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know today, plus extra numbers to know, a guitar made from skateboards, turkeys running amok and some musings on the survivability of malls. Read More
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