Archive for July 2021
Largest Mass. ad agencies look to the future of the industry
Integrated marketing services that cut across various media channels are key these days in the advertising industry. In fact, at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has posed a variety of unique challenges, many agencies are emphasizing their nimbleness and creative innovation. Read More
Read MoreEmily Oldshue on the intersection of public and private companies
“In order to get that right and to understand what’s material to the company … I really enjoy that because it gives me an opportunity to get to know the companies and the people who run them.” Read More
Read MorePatients to the front: Biotechs bring in patient liaisons
Drug companies and biotechs are creating new roles intended to connect with the patients they aim to help. Read More
Read MoreHealey sues Grubhub over restaurant fees during Covid emergency
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey accused Grubhub of charging restaurants fees that exceeded a statutory cap in place during the Covid public health emergency. Read More
Read MoreFive Minutes With … Sam Schaefer of Hobbs Brook Real Estate
Sam Schaefer came onboard as CEO of what was then Hobbs Brook Management in September 2019, after the firm had begun construction on a 500,000-square-foot speculative office and lab property in its home town of Waltham. Hobbs Brook has since rebranded to Hobbs Brook Real Estate. Read More
Read MoreJaney refrains from imposing new mask rules in Boston
Janey also stopped short of requiring that all municipal workers receive a Covid-19 vaccination, but said a vaccine mandate for city employees is a future possibility. Read More
Read MoreBoston nonprofit targets Big Food’s largest environmental offenders
Ceres said Thursday it is launching an effort to get the biggest publicly traded food and agriculture companies to implement more environmentally friendly practices. Read More
Read MoreFirst look: Harvard’s enterprise research campus and Allston Greenway
Construction on the 900,000-square-foot first phase of Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus is expected to start in the first half of 2022 and wrap up in 2024. Read More
Read MoreiRobot expects tariff relief to ease hit from chip shortage
Bedford-based iRobot Corp. hopes a potential reinstatement of tariff relief will offset the hit its supply chain took from an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage. Read More
Read MoreFor PPP, EIDL recipients: Don’t panic if the government calls
A little over a year after the first round of the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program money was distributed, the federal government is now charging more and more people with PPP fraud, and Cares Act violations. Read More
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