Archive for September 2021

The post-pandemic economy looks nothing like before. Labor shortages and consumer-spending shifts have upended what it means to do business in Boston. Read More

Venture capital funding can turn a dream into a startup. For Black tech founders in a majority-white industry, that funding can prove elusive. Read More

Diana Ostberg grew up in a family of contractors and decided in the fifth grade that she’d be an architect. The chief operating officer of woman-owned saam architecture and mother of four thrives on constantly changing projects, priorities and people. Read More

Charles River Laboratories, a Wilmington contract research firm founded in 1947, isn’t in the headlines often as a behind-the-scenes drug development lab for hire. Yet the company has made roughly $1.7 billion worth of acquisitions since the start of 2020, doubling its revenue in the past five years. Read More

When the pandemic hit, lots of people had extra time on their hands and few places to go. Many turned to home projects, helping revitalize a family business that’s in its fourth generation and more than a century old. Read More

A look at the factors that are shaping the intense hiring environment in the Covid-19 era. Read More

The goal of a proposed 20-year mortgage initiative is to close racial homeownership gaps and allow borrowers to accumulate equity twice as quickly. Here are the details. Read More

After a years-long effort, organizers have gathered enough support among property owners in and near Newmarket Square to establish a business improvement district. The plan is to raise millions of dollars annually for a shared security force, shuttle buses and street cleaning. Read More

The nonprofit behind the Boston NPR-affiliated station GBH 89.7 said it has chosen Lee Hill — currently executive producer for The Takeaway at WNYC — as its first executive editor. Read More