Archive for August 2021
Boston City Council OKs new hotel fee to boost tourism
The push to allow for the fees has been years in the making, but the damage inflicted on the hospitality industry by Covid-19 has underscored the need for more marketing funds, advocates say. Read More
Read MoreBoston solar company secures $240M in funding
The company had already secured a $440 million senior secured credit facility. Read More
Read MoreThe exodus of working parents isn’t over: 4 in 10 are considering leaving their jobs
Half of families have been affected by work stepbacks during Covid. Could a Delta wave mean even more parents leave the labor force? Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: BondLink
BOSTON, Mass., August 18, 2021 — BondLink, the lea Read More
Read MoreCensus spotlights Sun Belt’s emerging growth markets
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau puts a spotlight on emerging markets and growing giants. Read More
Read MoreGig worker ballot question opponents ask Healey to strike initiative
The Coalition to Protect Workers’ Rights, which is fighting the ballot question, published a memorandum on Tuesday that it sent to Healey calling on her to deem the proposal unconstitutional. Read More
Read MoreBaker proposes $1B to defray UI costs for businesses
Baker wants to put $1 billion toward the state fund for unemployment insurance claims to help defray billions of dollars in costs set to accrue to Massachusetts businesses. Read More
Read MoreBioprinting startup restructures on the verge of ‘bioconvergence revolution’
Cellink, a Swedish firm with a U.S. headquarters in Boston that makes printers capable of 3D-printing human tissue, has grown explosively since its founding five years ago. Eleven acquisitions later, the company is rebranding as BICO and talking a big game. Read More
Read MoreExclusive survey: How employers are thinking about where people will work in the future
More than half of companies said in a recent survey they will be OK with employees working from anywhere, which could spell big changes to office space usage in the future. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: The search for chill
As uncertainty about returning to the office swirls across the country, it’s stressing us out in a whole bunch of ways. Let’s not forget our manners as we figure out what’s next. Read More
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