Archive for November 2021
Jamie Dimon talks JP Morgan’s new Mattapan branch, idea of ‘shareholder value’
The CEO of the world’s largest bank thinks the American public has gotten the concept of “shareholder value” wrong for at least the past couple decades. And with a new bank branch in Mattapan that’s the first of its kind in the Greater Boston area, he hopes to change that. Read More
Read MoreNew England College of Optometry signs partnership for online learning
The New England College of Optometry has signed an agreement with the online education firm Noodle to offer a new distance learning program. Read More
Read MoreNortheastern’s general counsel, former Suffolk DA, retiring
Ralph C. Martin, a former Suffolk district attorney who has spent the last decade as Northeastern University’s general counsel, will retire in December. Read More
Read MoreDevelopers pitch apartments at former Southie church
Developers could transform the former Saint Vincent DePaul Church, a deconsecrated church in South Boston dating to the 1870s, into 35 apartment units. Read More
Read MoreFor lenders, the classic American mall is becoming a ‘four-letter word’
Lenders are far more hesitant to back mall projects. Here’s what the new normal may look like. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Flagship Facility Services
The acquisition, finalized on Nov. 16, 2021, aims Read More
Read MoreMIT provost named Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s next president
The new president will succeed Shirley Ann Jackson, who announced this past summer that she will retire on June 30, 2022. Read More
Read MoreBoston startup launches "Y-Combinator for creators"
The Boston startup is trying to build a platform that connects creators and brands. Read More
Read MorePresident Biden drawing from reserves to address oil, gas prices
President Biden announced plans to release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and HR’s new swagger
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your workday, plus football at Fenway, Jamie Dimon in Boston, Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary and why your HR execs have more swagger these days. Read More
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