Archive for July 2021
State auditor faults MassHealth for improperly paying for hospice care
The state auditor says that MassHealth improperly paid for an estimated $45 million in hospice services over nearly four years that should have been paid for by the federal government. Read More
Read MoreLargest Construction Projects in Massachusetts
Please note: This is an expanded version of the list that appears in the print edition, including the next 10 largest projects provided. Information was obtained from firm representatives. *Dollar value refers to the total value of construction costs for that project. Cottonwood Group is the developer of the EchelonSeaport project. Read More
Read MoreLargest Commercial Developers in Massachusetts
For the purposes of this list, commercial development refers to all nonresidential projects, and may include improvements on or to a parcel of land, including drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, etc. Read More
Read MoreAs Delta variant rages, here’s what businesses need to know about Covid-19 workplace safety requirements
Covid-19 cases are spiking just as many companies return to the office. Here’s what businesses need to know about their responsibilities and requirements for Covid-19 safety in the office. Read More
Read MoreState Street makes acquisition with eye on servicing private markets
The company is looking to offer the sort of comprehensive technology and administrative services for the private markets that it has for the public markets through its Alpha platform. Read More
Read MoreFormer Merck CEO Ken Frazier joins Cambridge venture capital firm
Frazier, the former CEO and current executive chairman of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. has made the leap to venture capital firm General Catalyst. Read More
Read MoreIn lawsuit, Natick couple alleges eBay workers sought to ‘psychologically torture’ them
The lawsuit describes how defendants allegedly took action, sometimes in extreme ways, to intimidate the couple and stop their perceived negative reporting on eBay. In one instance in 2019, the defendants "posed as the Steiners and subscribed to over 50 email subscriptions," a list including titles such as Satanic Temple membership, Narcotics Anonymous, Communist Party,…
Read MorePureTech spinout Vedanta brings in $68M for microbiome drugs
Vedanta Biosciences, the microbiome startup founded and incubated by Daphne Zohar’s PureTech Health, has raised $68 million to propel its bacteria-based drug candidates into late-stage clinical trials. Read More
Read MoreCEO of hospital software company stays on through multiple acquisitions
Not many CEOs stay involved in their startups post-acquisition. But Lissy Hu, CEO of Boston-based CarePort, made it her mission to stay, in part because “there are not enough women or women of color in entrepreneurship, especially in healthcare entrepreneurship." Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Dotcom Team, LLC
Dotcom Team, a minority-owned industry-leading Tec Read More
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