Archive for May 2021
Largest Moving and Storage Companies in Massachusetts
Rank Business/Prior rank (*unranked in 2020)/ Number of trucks operating in Mass. as of April 1, 2021 Total number of employees in Mass. No. of residential moves originating in Mass. in 2020 No. of commercial moves originating in Mass. in 2020 Hourly rate for two workers and a truck (lowest rate) Types of services 1…
Read MoreAfter fire, New England Casket Co. could find new life as apartments
The Tobia family and real estate development company Redgate have jointly proposed an apartment complex at the site of the destroyed casket factory. Read More
Read MoreHere’s how much HubSpot paid to acquire The Hustle
HubSpot first announced the deal in February this year, noting that The Hustle’s daily email had more than 1.5 million readers. The San Francisco-based media company produces a newsletter, a podcast and premium research content for professionals. Read More
Read MoreAmazon, WS pledge net-zero carbon at new Seaport office
The developer of Amazon’s future 1 Boston Wharf Road facility in the Seaport District says it will be the city’s largest net-zero carbon office when complete in 2024. Read More
Read MoreDrug industry groups rail against plan to waive Covid vaccine patent protection
Following weeks of pressure by Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. would back a proposed World Trade Organization waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines. But biotech and pharmaceutical trade groups, including MassBio and the national organization PhRMA, have criticized the move. Read More
Read MoreGennari: We meant ‘social distance,’ not ’emotional distance’
Larry Gennari writes, "Now that 2021 is in full swing and we can see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we all have questions about the return to work, traffic and social norms. I’m advising my startup CEOs to turn to a few new business and leadership books." Read More
Read MoreBoth sides gear up for renewed ‘millionaires tax’ battle
When state lawmakers revived the “millionaires tax” proposal in 2019, its backers and opponents prepared to trot out many of the same arguments they had used the first time around. Then Covid-19 happened. Read More
Read MoreEverett residential tower near Wynn casino clears key review hurdle
SKY Everett could reach up to 250 feet in height. Read More
Read MoreOpinion: Patient voices missing in Atrius sale
This is Massachusetts, where we boast about the quality of our healthcare and benefit from our progressive, innovative and consumer-oriented advocacy organizations. There must be better option for 750,000 patients of the ailing Atrius than Optum. Read More
Read MoreNight Shift reopens Lovejoy Wharf site, restarts pop-up beer gardens
Night Shift’s Lovejoy Wharf location, in the city’s West End, reopens Thursday, May 6. The Lovejoy Wharf restaurant and brewery first opened in March 2019. Read More
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