Archive for December 2021
After ‘very unusual year,’ U.S. apartment market poised for continued growth in 2022
The apartment sector has been on a roller coaster since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
Read MoreBoston mandates vaccines to enter restaurants, gyms, other venues
Leaders in Cambridge, Brookline and a handful of other cities and towns in the region plan to announce similar policies, according to the city. Read More
Read MoreA look back at higher education in 2021: The year of the ‘haves and have-nots’
The wealthiest and most selective colleges and universities reported enrollment increases and posted soaring endowment returns in 2021 while the majority of higher-ed institutions — community colleges and regional private and public schools — experienced enrollment declines and continued financial woes. Read More
Read MoreIt’s been a ‘banner year’ for Mass. IPOs and SPACs. What’s ahead for 2022?
Bay State companies have hit the public markets at record pace in 2021, and that’s a trend that experts expect to continue into the next year. Read More
Read MoreNew Moderna tests suggest its booster works to prevent omicron
The Cambridge drugmaker said on Monday that lab tests show its booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine increases neutralizing antibody levels against omicron approximately 37-fold compared to pre-boost levels. Read More
Read MoreBeacon Hill agrees on egg-saving legislative compromise
House and Senate negotiators announced Sunday night that they reached consensus on legislation making key changes to a law set to take effect in the new year that should stave off looming egg and pork shortages. Read More
Read MoreSaint Vincent Hospital, nurses union reach tentative agreement
Saint Vincent Hospital officials and the nurses union have reached a tentative agreement, potentially ending a historic nine-month strike. Read More
Read MoreHow Cambridge Innovation Center’s Covid policies helped boost its business
CIC’s Covid policies contributed to a 10% percent increase in revenue, and the shared workspace company lost less than half a percent of its clients. Read More
Read MoreWayfair accused in patent lawsuit of copying Williams-Sonoma designs
Williams-Sonoma accused Wayfair of infringing nine of its patents by selling furniture “identical or virtually identical” to products in its West Elm brand. Read More
Read MoreLab, residential campus on Southie’s Dot Ave. gets city OK
National Development had initially pitched a single residential building on Dot Ave., but stepped back earlier this year to consider the 5.4-acre site as a whole. Read More
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