Archive for August 2021
CureVac won’t seek U.S. approval for first-generation Covid vaccine
The German-headquartered biotech, whose U.S. office is in Boston, will focus instead on European authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine. Read More
Read MoreThree Newton colleges get $180M for campus upgrades
The state bond money will be used to build a science facility for Boston College, a president’s office for Lasell University and improvements to One Wells Ave. for William James College. Read More
Read MoreColleges pushed average attendance cost to over $40,800 as pandemic flared
Last year’s increase saw a total of 71 schools charge a total attendance cost of more than $75,000, compared to 43 the prior year. Six schools were over the $80,000 threshold. Read More
Read MoreState Street closes NYC offices in pandemic pivot
State Street made the decision early in the pandemic to significantly cut back on office space. By January, it had shrunk its global footprint by roughly 1 million square feet, or about 13% of its total square footage. Read More
Read MoreCranberry growers see ‘solid crop’ in the works
A year after a drought created headaches for them, Massachusetts cranberry growers this summer have had to contend with a historically rainy July and are projecting that this fall will produce a cranberry harvest that’s on par with previous years. Read More
Read MoreEmployment law boutique Bello Welsh ends 18-year run in Boston
A Boston employment law firm is winding down after nearly two decades in business, with one name partner headed to Barclay Damon LLP and the rest of its attorneys off to Armstrong Teasdale LLP. Read More
Read MoreHundreds of SPACs are still looking to Mass. companies as targets
Stefania Mallett, co-founder and CEO of Boston-based ezCater Inc. In an interview earlier this month, she revealed she turned down not one but two offers to merge her business catering marketplace with two separate SPACs. Read More
Read MoreGBH cancels ‘Beat the Press’ as part of lineup change
GBH’s longtime and high-profile media show “Beat the Press” will not return in September after its summer hiatus, the Boston news outlet said Friday. Read More
Read More‘Black Pages’ directory relaunches online after 13-year hiatus
Once known as the "Black Pages of New England," the online directory BlackPagesOnline.com has relaunched to spotlight businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, Latino and women-owned businesses. Read More
Read MoreA Fidelity-affiliated fund is thinking big. As in, nuclear fusion big.
A venture capital fund affiliated with Fidelity parent FMR LLC made two investments this week, in a startup pursuing cell-free biomanufacturing and another looking to make renewable fertilizer out of air, water and electricity. It’s all part of an under-the-radar effort to put money in "disruptive science." Read More
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