Archive for June 2021

As a new report suggests that the wage gap between Black and white workers remains large, two local employers that have taken recent steps to eliminate that disparity spoke the the Business Journal about those actions. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know, plus new VC financings, new coaches and my not-so-early introduction to Clubhouse. Read More

Four years after it first launched, Vida Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by biotech veteran turned real estate developer Arie Belldegrun, has closed its third fund at $825 million — its largest fund to date. Read More

Daniel O’Shaughnessy, 32, started at the Somerville-based 3D printing firm in late May, reporting to Formlabs CEO Max Lobovsky and leading a team of about 30 people. He has experience in both mergers and acquisitions, and also IPOs. Read More

Two committee leaders from the state Senate called the governor’s proposal a gimmick, saying the $900 million in tax revenue at issue could be spent in better ways. Read More

The Business Journal’s annual ranking of the largest minority-owned businesses in Massachusetts – its second year as a standalone list – continues to showcase the remarkable diversity of companies owned and operated by people of color in the commonwealth. Read More

Thousands of borrowers have cashed in with the SBA’s increase in EIDL loan limits. An even larger increase is on the horizon, SBA officials tell The Business Journals. Read More

Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses have lagged in access to loans. The SBA is restoring a council that aims to address the gap. Read More

Having since navigated the worst of the crisis, carriers today are emerging from various degrees of shelter with eyes trained on growth; as of this month, domestic capacity measured in passenger seats was at 85% of prepandemic levels. Read More