Archive for October 2021
Viewpoint: Once-in-a-generation chance for resilient, inclusive waterfront
Op-ed: The next mayor of Boston will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put forward a vision for the Downtown waterfront that is resilient and inclusive of all residents, and that starts with a planning process that includes all neighborhoods. Read More
Read MoreFive clean energy companies in Mass. that are driving job growth
MassCEC Interim CEO Jennifer Daloisio said the clean energy sector had seen a decade of “consistent” job growth prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s the BBJ’s annual list of the largest clean energy companies in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreMassChallenge awards startups around the world — with a healthy dose of Boston
Eleven Boston companies are among this year’s MassChallenge early stage winners, in the final 36 out of a 229 startup cohort with companies from around the country and the world. Read More
Read MoreWork in progress: Mass. job-training programs show uneven results
Key state job-training programs are poised for a major expansion. But to date, they are either untested or have shown uneven results. Read More
Read MoreStarbucks, Costco bump up wages amid national labor shortage
The moves come as retailers across the country redouble their efforts to recruit workers. Read More
Read MoreBoston puts LGBT-owned firms into city’s supplier diversity program
The move brings the city in line with the state, which recognized LGBT-owned businesses in its own supplier diversity program nearly six years ago. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Businesses must expand access to internships for local students
The CEO of EdVestors writes, "Boston business leaders can help address these equity gaps by creating more internships and expanding career-connected learning opportunities for Boston Public School students." Read More
Read MoreAn engineer by trade launched nonprofit to help cancer patients
Julia Saulino took her experience as a Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient and an engineer and launched a nonprofit to help cancer patients pay for treatments. Read More
Read MoreBullish on beer and Boston: A conversation with Harpoon CEO Dan Kenary
The Boston Business Journal’s executive editor, Doug Banks, sits down with Dan Kenary, the CEO of Mass Bay Brewing Co., known better to many as Harpoon Brewery. Read More
Read MoreTariff, supply chain dealing one-two punch to iRobot
The "recent developments on the tariff front" that iRobot CEO Colin Angle shared with analysts were not as positive as he forecasted three months ago. Read More
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