Archive for July 2021

Years before issues of race relations and equity became daily and dominant themes in media, Ron Davis was pushing for more diversity and inclusion at the higher levels of American business. He still is. Read More

Lawmakers called on the Baker administration to restrict woody plants altogether, saying those 35 towns could be “targeted” for incentivized biomass production. Read More

Two local biotechs made their Nasdaq landings on Friday, becoming the 16th and 17th Massachusetts life sciences firms to hold IPOs this year. Read More

Many companies are targeting the period after Labor Day to call workers back to the office. A rise in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant has many rethinking those plans. Read More

The change is based on the new guidance earlier this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It comes in the form of an advisory, not a mandate. Read More

The state’s two casinos — Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield — resumed mostly normal operations in late May without reintroducing poker, and the Gaming Commission has taken notice of the 10-fold increase in complaints about the game’s absence in the Bay State. Read More

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

One of Boston’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is growing significantly — but its revenues are still tied to its cystic fibrosis (CF) portfolio, and as CEO Reshma Kewalramani highlighted on Thursday’s earnings call, that will soon need to change. "You have never seen us invest more in our internal innovation," she said. Read More

Happy Friday. July is almost over. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your day, and a chance to re-examine the 90s through the lens of HBO Max documentary Woodstock 99. Read More