Archive for June 2021
Salem Hospital raised wages for nearly half its workforce. Here’s why.
Salem Hospital has raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour, giving raises and proportional pay increases to one-fourth of its workforce, a full two years before the state raises the minimum wage to that level. Read More
Read MoreGlobal brokerage Savills acquires T3 to expand tech, life science business
T3 Advisors CEO Roy Hirshland founded the company in 2001. Read More
Read MoreA local VC was bored cooking dinner. Hours later, his Twitter chat captured history.
Jack Dorsey. Mark Cuban. The president of El Salvador, whose country was about to become the first sovereign nation to approve bitcoin as legal tender. Each of them ended up joining Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter’s Twitter Spaces chat on Tuesday night, to his astonishment. Read More
Read MoreWhy companies struggle to retain diverse talent — and what to do about it
Just because a company manages to diversify its talent pipeline doesn’t mean the talent will stick around. Here are some strategies to boost retention. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Dana-Farber’s Binney Street Capital invests in drug discovery startup
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
Read MoreAdvertising CEO George Sargent on the importance of storytelling, community and inclusion
It takes a lot of different types of people to do high-quality advertising and brand marketing. For George Sargent, CEO of Arnold and Havas Media, that means creating a culture of safety, community and inclusion. Read More
Read MoreSuffolk Downs swaps housing for labs in Revere
The $500 million, 500,000-square-foot lab and office space is set to be complete by late 2023. Read More
Read MoreBentley University launches new diversity, equity and inclusion major
Bentley University says it’s among the first universities anywhere to create a new major in diversity, equity and inclusion, offering students the foundation for what is projected to be in-demand careers as a chief diversity officer, inclusion specialist or similar roles. Read More
Read MoreJetBlue resumes flights between San Jose and Boston after cancelling service due to Covid
About two weeks after the Boston–San Jose flights get under way, JetBlue will start flying again between Silicon Valley and New York City. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: The FDA’s big gamble on the new Alzheimer’s drug
A UConn researcher explores whether the benefits of approving a drug before it’s clear that it works outweighs the potential costs. Read More
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