Archive for July 2021

The city is launching two Wi-Fi-enabled, outdoor cooling stations at Boston Public Library locations, an extension of the city’s recently launched Heat Resilience Study, which will analyze climate trends and identify strategies to address future impacts of extreme heat. Read More

Corporate leaders are often attracted to SPACs because they tend to be faster and simpler than traditional IPOs, although they come with risks. But for Gelesis’ executive team, going the SPAC route made sense for one particular reason. Read More

Residents of five Massachusetts counties showing substantial or high rates of community transmission of Covid-19 are now being asked by the CDC to wear face covering indoors — even if they’re vaccinated. Read More

Rhode Island-based CVS is one of the first major retailers to change its mask policy for employees and customers in light of the new CDC guidance, but other Massachusetts employers are rethinking their policies now as well. Read More

Amid the intense competition for talent, second-chance hiring has emerged as a way to boost companies’ talent pools. Here are three steps for implementing a successful program. Read More

BBJ Editorial: Lawmakers missed an opportunity to help low- and middle-income residents while also helping small businesses, all because they’d rather play politics. Read More

A former eBay Inc. employee was sentenced on Tuesday for his role in a cyberstalking campaign targeting the Bay State authors of an e-commerce newsletter. He is one of seven people changed, and the first to be sentenced. Read More

Returning to office this fall — at least part of the time — for many employees will also mean a return to commuting. Read More

Rachel Hodgdon was appointed to lead the New York-based International WELL Building Institute in November, amid the Covid-19 pandemic — when the organization was, in real time, figuring out how to advise thousands of clients on making their real estate portfolios healthier. Read More

If approved, the deal would mark the first major bank acquisition in Citizens CEO Bruce Van Saun’s nearly eight-year tenure as well as the first since the company went public in 2014. Read More