Archive for July 2021
Haymarket redevelopment switches to include life sciences focus
A 46-story condo tower has already opened, and a new headquarters tower for State Street will soon follow. Now, a dramatic remake of the Government Center Garage would build labs in an upcoming phase of the Bulfinch Crossing project. Read More
Read MoreFinancial tech firm Circle goes public via SPAC
The financial tech startup said Thursday it plans to go public through a reverse merger with Concord Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. The deal values Circle at $4.5 billion. Read More
Read MoreBeverly biotech shows promising Covid vaccine data, raises $19.5M
Just over a year after it expanded its mission well beyond insulin engineering, 10-year-old Akston Biosciences has revealed promising results from an early-stage study of its Covid-19 vaccine, which takes specific aim at thwarting variants. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Moderna launches flu trial, Vor teams with Janssen
Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and some sad personal news
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your day, and some sad news on the home front. Read More
Read MoreLargest Independent Investment Advisers in Massachusetts
Data, per the BBJ survey request, is as of June 1, 2021, except for the following: data for Boston Private Wealth is as of 3/26/2021; data for The Colony Group is as of 4/30/2021; data for Sentinel Pension Advisors is as of 12/31/2020; data for Welch & Forbes is as of 3/31/2021; data for Eastern…
Read MoreLocal biotech buys 120-acre parcel outside Sacramento
Lexington-based biotech Agenus Inc. has purchased a 120-acre lot between Sacramento and San Francisco, California, near a Genentech biomanufacturing facility, where it’s planning its own 400,000-square-foot facility. Read More
Read MoreMore labs planned for South Boston
The life sciences industry is growing yet again in Boston, this time as part of a nine-acre site planned in South Boston. Read More
Read More5 Mins With … Boston brand-maker Daren Bascome
Daren Bascome’s design firm Proverb helped create the "All Inclusive Boston" advertising campaign (narrated by Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola) to drive more tourism traffic to the city’s lesser-traveled neighborhoods. Here’s what he said to the BBJ. Read More
Read MoreSalem hopes $400 gift card pitch will attract workers
As small businesses look to fill open positions and recover from the pandemic, the city of Salem and the MassHire North Shore Career Center are offering a chance at $400 in Visa gift cards for those who takes jobs in the Witch City this summer. Read More
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