Archive for June 2021

Good morning! Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to start your Monday, plus another restaurant closes, the weeknd box office, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and thoughts on why high "quit rates" are an encouraging sign. Read More

The Cannabis Control Commission gave the green light for Gotham Green Partners to acquire a majority equity stake in the licenses held by iAnthus Capital, despite the firm’s involvement in other cannabis licenses in the state. Read More

The Big Y grocery chain will host its first major hiring event since the company was founded in 1936 — at more than 75 locations. Managers will have job interviews and hire on the spot. Read More

The Boston Celtics co-owner was among the investors in San Francisco social food-ordering platform Snackpass, catapulting the startup to a $400 million valuation as it seeks to expand from college campuses to larger cities. Read More

There seem to be perfect conditions for the electric scooters ubiquitous in other U.S. cities to finally hit the streets of Greater Boston, but municipal officials and scooter supporters say their arrival is being held up by inaction in the Massachusetts Legislature. There’s a holdup because the sorts of scooters offered by startups like Bird…

Legislation creating a new MBTA oversight board will not reach Gov. Charlie Baker until at least two days before the existing board expires, but the governor is not sweating the timeline, the State House News Service reports. The Baker administration says the state’s Department of Transportation board of directors is poised to handle responsibilities in…

Panos A. Panay, who has led strategic initiatives at Berklee, will help lead the Recording Academy at a time when the institution has been under increasing criticism for a lack of diversity among those it gives music’s highest honor. Read More

The Small Business Administration has said it intends to withdraw the use of a controversial questionnaire for loans $2 million and up. Read More