Archive for September 2021

John B. Cruz III is the 15th recipient of the BBJ’s Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation CEO Social Leadership Award, given to an executive who goes beyond in creating solutions to help solve Greater Boston’s biggest community challenges. Read More

Count LogMeIn in when it comes to helping young teens overcome racism, and prepare them to launch successful professional careers. Read More

About two years ago, Charlie Anastasi got a call from a former coworker enticing him to move to Adrian College’s campus in Michigan to build a company that could help small, private colleges survive. Read More

Watson succeeds Carole Wedge, who will stay on as a principal with the Boston-based firm. Read More

After raising $115 million from a handful of high-profile investors, cell and gene therapy startup Obsidian Therapeutics has its sights set on an IPO by early 2023. The company expects to advance its first cancer drug into the clinic in the same timeframe. It also plans to move to Bedford. Read More

The company said Wednesday evening that it’s withdrawing its full-year financial guidance for 2021 issued in July during its most recent quarterly earnings, and that it now “expects to incur hard seltzer-related inventory write-offs, shortfall fees payable to third party brewers, and other costs that will be expensed during the remainder of fiscal 2021.” Read…

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy business day, plus new retailers at Assembly Row, names and faces, and some exciting business news about the news business. Read More

While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Read More

As the newly appointed chief inclusion officer at the North Billerica-based creator of instructional materials, Tyrone Holmes is aiming to make an impact on the company and the students it serves through anti-racism initiatives. Read More

Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey says asking the state to withdraw the city’s waterfront planning document is “recognizing the gravity of the climate crisis.” Read More