Archive for May 2021
The CDC’s new mask guidance caught businesses by surprise. It’s likely to cause headaches, too.
After the CDC unveiled new guidelines for those who have been fully vaccinated, many businesses are tweaking their policies. Experts say they need to keep a few things in mind. Read More
Read MoreReport: Closing racial divides would provide GDP jolt
Gross state product would increase by $25 billion over five years if Massachusetts closed its racial divide in wages, housing, investments, and wealth, according to a new report. Read More
Read MoreInside the Newton startup working to address chemotherapy’s dreaded side effects
Enlivity sells a product called Healios, a dissolvable powder designed to reduce sores and ulcers on the lining of a chemotherapy patient’s mouth. Read More
Read MoreCloud security company, likening its services to TSA, pitches new product
As millions of homebound employees led to heightened hacking fears, cloud security company iboss has a new offering amid many choosing to keep working from home. Read More
Read MoreTime is running out for PPP loans. Here’s how much is left through CFIs.
The SBA’s popular PPP initiative officially close to new loans on May 31. Borrowers will have to go through a community financial institution, and some believe there’s a chance the funding won’t be exhausted. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Forsyth Institute
The Forsyth Institute has entered into a strategic Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and free books
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday, plus where you can find free books and a song about shaving your sensitive parts. Read More
Read MoreFaster reopening in Mass. heightens labor problems
The accelerated reopening promises to make the hunt for labor more intense than it already is. Business leaders hadn’t expected to return to full operations until August, shortly before the expiration of special federal unemployment benefits. Read More
Read MoreHarvard Square hotel could be caught up in Gates divorce
Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel could be caught up in the divorce of one of Harvard’s most famous dropouts: Bill Gates. Read More
Read MoreFenway AI startup raises its largest VC round ever at $165M
D1 Capital Partners and Kaiser Permanente co-led the Series C round of PathAI Inc., which is building an AI-powered software to help pathologists make accurate diagnoses when looking at tissue samples. Read More
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