Archive for April 2021

Good morning, Boston, and happy Friday, also known as National Talk Like Shakespeare Day. Here are the five most important things you need to know to help start your busy workday. Read More

Williams was honored earlier this year as one of “Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women in 2021" for her accomplishments as the only Black female CEO of a tech company in Boston, according to Colette Phillips, president of Colette Phillips Communications, who headed the selection committee for the list. Read More

Massachusetts has become a key battleground state in the debate over benefits for app-based workers. At stake are the bottom lines of some of the nation’s largest companies. Here are the viewpoints of six local gig workers. Read More

Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More

Zoom Video Communications Inc., the San Jose, Calif.-based video conferencing company whose popularity spiked because of the pandemic, wants to trademark several words and logos that include the word "ZOOM." A New England cable modem maker stands on its way. Read More

The six development teams have pitched projects for the site on the edge of Boston’s Chinatown described as a “a blank canvass of creative development potential.” Read More

Citing CDC data, Gov. Baker said Massachusetts has the lowest rate of vaccine hesitancy in the county, with fewer than 10 percent of residents in all counties in Massachusetts expressing reluctance to get vaccinated. Read More

The merger is the second blockbuster acquisition in Boston banking this month, after Eastern Bank agreed to buy Century Bank earlier in April. Rockland Trust and East Boston Savings are two of the state’s largest banks. Read More

Mass General Brigham wants to build five projects in Massachusetts, including a new office park at 2 Hill Street in Woburn — a massive outpatient surgery center complete with physician offices and imaging. But competitors say that an expansion of the state’s most-expensive health system would ultimately increase statewide health care spending and threaten community…

The architecture, engineering and construction industry once again dominated the Business Journal’s list of the 100 largest private companies in the Bay State. Read More