Archive for September 2021
Viewpoint: A unique opportunity to eradicate hunger with ARPA funds
Building back the health of our workforce means filling in the gaps highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic and creating systems to ensure our neighbors in need can access basic necessities, including reliable access to food. Read More
Read MoreKing Street lands $1.5B in equity from Brookfield
The life-science developer has a 2.5 million-square-foot portfolio. Read More
Read More‘Serial entrepreneur’ in Boston sentenced to prison over Ponzi-like scheme
Pitching himself as a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and startup mentor, Kabra lured investors to give money under the premise that it would be used to support startups, according to prosecutors. Instead, Kabra allegedly used the money to pay back debts to prior investors and to fund lavish personal expenses. Read More
Read More5 Minutes with … Doug Russell of MassMutual Ventures
Doug Russell, managing director of MassMutual Ventures, is back to what he was doing at the start of his career: looking for promising investments in promising companies. Read More
Read MoreReligious exemptions for Covid shots pose thorny issue for employers
Companies can probe into how employee religious beliefs conflict with vaccination, but they risk opening themselves up to legal complaints. Here are some best practices from experts. Read More
Read MoreNichols College receives $20M state bond for new dorm
The Central Massachusetts college has received a $20 million tax-exempt bond to pay for a new 75-bed dorm building and other improvements to its Dudley campus. Read More
Read MoreThese are the 30 metros with the strongest job growth during the Covid-19 recovery
The early days of Covid-19 brought on a wave of layoffs and furloughs. Jobs have roared back. Here’s a look at which metros are leading the way. Read More
Read MoreRepligen shells out $150M for New Hampshire biotech
Waltham drug developer Repligen is paying $150 million in cash and stock to acquire a New Hampshire-based chromatography developer called Avitide Inc. Read More
Read MoreMassMutual fined $4M over ex-employee’s GameStop trading
Keith Gill, who used the moniker “Roaring Kitty” online, helped to kick off the “meme stock” craze by posting on YouTube and other social media sites touting the potential of GameStop Corp. shares. Read More
Read MoreIf we all did this, labor shortages would be history
We are creating new problems by trying to fix a problem. Businesses want workers back, government wants them off the unemployment rolls, and workers want equitable pay. All of that can happen — but all we have for now is people blaming each other for the problems. Read More
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