Archive for April 2021
Five things you need to know today, and John Henry’s doing OK
Here are the five most important things you need to know to help start your busy business day and some good news on this Red Sox opening day: John Henry, financially speaking, is doing all right for himself. Scroll down for more. Read More
Read MoreAfter $35M raise, Catalant Technologies to hit breakeven within the year, says CEO
Last year, the company founded by Pat Petitti and Rob Biederman was among the tech companies that laid off workers among the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic. However, business started to take off in the third quarter of 2020, as the pandemic "just accelerated people feeling more comfortable engaging freelancers," Petitti said. Read More
Read MoreLongtime Boston City Hall aide to head Greenway conservatory
The nonprofit Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has named Chris Cook, a longtime Boston City Hall aide, as its executive director. The nonprofit manages the downtown green space built above I-93. Read More
Read MoreLargest Temporary Placement Firms in Massachusetts
Randstad US and JOHNLEONARD were among the firms that did not respond to survey requests by press time. Read More
Read MoreLargest Executive Search Firms in Massachusetts
For the purposes of this list, executive search refers to the placement of individuals in full-time executive-level jobs paying at least $100,000/year. Primary fee basis refers to 50% of the firm’s business. Average executive-search salary refers to placements made by the firm’s Mass. office(s) in 2020. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Flagship startup raises $126M, Binx gets FDA OK
The Termeer Foundation has hired its first-ever executive director, and a Boston company has received an FDA waiver allowing its chlamydia- and gonorrhea-testing platform to be used in point-of-care settings. Here’s Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings. Read More
Read More5 Minutes With … Rosy Gonzalez Speers of The Win Company
Growing up in public housing in the Bronx as a first-generation Dominican-American, Rosy Gonzalez Speers learned early on how the decisions made by people in power directly affected her family’s life. Today she consults with political campaigns and grassroots organizations but also works with other community organizations that need an advocate to help them get…
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