Archive for June 2021

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your day, plus the going rate for the Internet’s source code, Yo-Yo Ma’s answers to Twitter questions, and why I’m going to be a "Vaxmillionaire." Read More

Lexington’s Fractyl Laboratories has rebranded as Fractyl Health and brought in $100 million as it looks to wrap up late-stage trials of a new treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Read More

Since its founding in early 2019, Motif FoodWorks has been tinkering with ways to engineer plant-based foods so they more closely mirror traditional animal-based ones: tweaking texture to mimic the pull of melted cheese, beefing up the nutrients in plant-based milk so it’s as nutritional as cow’s milk. Now, armed with an eye-popping $226 million…

The 110 Grill and Evviva Trattoria will debut this week in Malden on the ground floor of Exchange 200, located at 200 Exchange St. Read More

The closures will hit a major chunk of the branch network that East Boston Savings rapidly built out under CEO Dick Gavegnano. Half of the closures will be in Boston. Read More

Many of the SBA’s Covid-19 relief programs are winding down or exhausting their funding. It’s now helping businesses access vaccine-related tax credits. Read More

The grant will fund research into the long-term effects of a Covid infection, known as “Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection”, in which patients can lose all sense of smell, have lingering brain fog or suffer from ongoing fatigue, persistent dizziness or continued shortness of breath. They may even develop new symptoms following infection. Read More

The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has continued giving much of her fortune away to hundreds of mostly smaller nonprofits across the country, including more than a dozen in the Boston area. Read More

In the last four years, the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative has helped connect Rhode Islanders to Israel to foster business relationships and educational opportunities Here are a few of the collaborative’s most notable moments since it was founded in 2018. Read More