Archive for August 2021

The financial magazine’s annual rank lists the fastest-growing privately held companies in the country. Read More

Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble is set to topple the world’s largest advertiser, according to an analysis by industry publication Advertising Age. Read More

Many travel tech companies in the Bay State made layoffs in the past year and had to rethink their offerings after the pandemic disrupted the travel industry. Needham-based Tripadvisor Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), which in 2020 cut hundreds of workers citing the industry’s "darkest of days," launched a subscription product. Boston startup Lola.com, which laid off…

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy business day, plus cranberries, casinos, cannabis, jobs fairs, what you’re employees may be doing with all that flexibility, and another cute animal. Read More

Before Ava Callender Concepcion joined the Cannabis Control Commission in the public-safety seat, she had spent years working in and reforming the criminal justice system. She spoke with the BBJ about her priorities, and how she views the the job ahead. Read More

Changes to Massachusetts’ guidance on masks are not in store anytime soon, according to Gov. Charlie Baker, who says the state’s above-average Covid-19 vaccination and hospitalization rates show the commonwealth is better protected than much of the U.S. Read More

The tax revenue from the two resort casinos and the lone slots parlor in Massachusetts raked in a record $27M in taxes and fees for the state in July. Read More

Just over a year ago, WuXi NextCODE underwent a major overhaul, cutting ties with its Chinese parent company, moving its headquarters to Boston and rebranding as Genuity Science. Now, Genuity is selling to a New York biotech company called HiberCell in an all-stock transaction worth $100 million. Read More

The state’s two largest health insurance companies reported losses this spring, and both say it was due to patients who finally returned to hospitals for appointments and procedures they put off during the height of the pandemic. Read More

The biggest metro areas saw big declines. Here’s who saw the biggest. Read More