Archive for August 2021
Janey announces indoor mask mandate in Boston
Boston’s acting mayor had resisted calls to implement an indoor mask mandate in Boston, but she said Friday that Covid-19 case metrics have been trending upward in the past few weeks. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Stealth startup led by Google alum raises $5.3M
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
Read MoreGinkgo Bioworks’ expansion in the Seaport gets city’s OK
The synthetic biology company, which will soon be publicly traded, will expand in Boston’s Seaport District. Read More
Read MoreGennari: You’ve got mail … again
Larry Gennari writes that dialogue matters and "by engaging each other genuinely, we advance the work of our lives and enrich our communities. We need more of this, especially now, and a lot less ‘Reply to All.’ [Emoji intentionally omitted.]" Read More
Read MoreOpinion: What to do with billions in surplus and federal relief funds
The federal surplus and relief funds must be used to fix the major fault lines in our social infrastructure, including child care and early education. Read More
Read MoreHere are the highest-paid hospital executives in Mass.
Executive compensation data for nonprofit hospitals in Massachusetts was recently filed with the IRS for the most recent year available. Here are the top 25 earners for that year. Read More
Read MoreBusinesses struggle to adapt to Boston’s pandemic population shifts
A flood of Boston residents moved during the pandemic. Business owners worry about the after-effects. Read More
Read MoreMovin’ out: A ZIP-by-ZIP look at moving activity in Boston since Covid-19
Are more residents and businesses changing addresses in your Boston neighborhood than they were before the pandemic? The Business Journal has crunched the numbers. Read More
Read MoreCatholic schools challenged by changing demographics
Catholic schools have long held an outsized role in private education in the Boston area but they’re bumping up against a formidable demographic challenge: fewer and fewer people each year are identifying as Christian. Read More
Read MoreDelta variant has small-business owners less confident, rethinking strategies
The economic optimism over the summer has faded a bit thanks to the Delta variant, which also has some small-business owners rethinking strategies. Read More
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