Archive for June 2021
Market Basket to host mobile vaccine clinics
The grocery store chain Market Basket will host mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics at their locations in some of the state’s hardest-hit communities in the state’s latest push to vaccinate those yet unable to get shots. Read More
Read MoreGreen Line’s D branch to close for 18 days
The Green Line’s D branch, which runs to Riverside in Newton, will close for two separate nine-day periods in the next month to accommodate work along the line. Read More
Read MoreLatinx-owned VC firm aims to inspire and coach diverse investors
In a study of venture capital funds by dot.LA, it was reported that top VCs were nearly 90 percent male. Of that 72 percent of founders were white. Mendoza Ventures, a five-year-old venture capital fund, is working to change that. Read More
Read MoreMorphoSys acquires Constellation Pharma for $1.7B
Oncology firm Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CNST) is set to be acquired by MorphoSys AG (Nasdaq: MOR), a German drugmaker with a U.S. headquarters in Boston, for $1.7 billion in cash. Constellation shares surged by nearly 67% on the news. Read More
Read MoreMassachusetts Steamship Authority targeted in cyber attack
The Massachusetts Steamship Authority was the target of a sweeping cyber attack that brought down its website and is expected to cause delays for ferry passengers. Read More
Read MoreModerna partners with Thermo Fisher to package vaccines
The drug- and vaccine-maker has partnered with the life sciences giant headquartered a few miles to the west to fill and package doses of its Covid-19 vaccine. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a return to public transit
Good morning, folks. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your day, plus a return to public transit. Read More
Read MoreHaverhill pot shop’s lawsuit against neighbors moves forward
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has sided with the owner of a Haverhill marijuana store in a decision that will allow the dispensary’s lawsuit against its neighbors to move forward. Read More
Read MoreFinancial tech firm Circle raises $440M from Fidelity, other investors
Boston-based Circle Internet Financial Ltd. has raised another late-stage round of financing that the financial tech firm touted as "among the top 10 in private fintech investments." Read More
Read MoreDonut redo? Krispy Kreme (again) eyes Boston for expansion
Like a hot glazed donut scarfed down in four bites, Krispy Kreme’s initial reign in Greater Boston in the mid-2000s was glorious but brief. But in a new filing ahead of an initial public offering, the chain signaled an interest in giving it another shot in the Hub. Read More
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