Archive for December 2021

The company also agreed to pay the state of Massachusetts $185,000 and stop marketing its opioids in person earlier this month. Read More

In the past month, nearly 1 million Massachusetts residents have received a booster shot, and the state is ramping up five more locations in the coming week to add additional capacity. Read More

Lottery Executive Director Michael Sweeney told the Lottery Commission on Tuesday morning that holiday season sales were "very strong" in the 10 weeks between mid-October and Christmas. Read More

Conversions of commercial office space into lab-ready facilities have swept the Greater Boston commercial real estate market this year. Read More

And as the year ends, the story of vaccination in the midst of a surge is looking eerily similar to how the year started. Read More

The survey may give fuel to an increasing number who feel that a college education isn’t worth the cost — but it also suggests most Massachusetts college degree holders see a boost in the short term. Read More

Many companies made public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion in 2020. In many cases, that momentum has faded. Here’s how companies can recapture that momentum. Read More

Public company CEOs turnover, blockbuster deals, and record-shattering funding rounds. Here are the events and trends that have shaped the local tech and venture capital beat this year. Read More

More than 100 Tufts Medical Center employees are out sick with the coronavirus, a record-breaking figure as hospitals across Massachusetts grapple with an omicron Covid-19 surge that’s expected to worsen as people develop symptoms following holiday gatherings Read More

A group that represents private colleges across Massachusetts has taken on a new role during the pandemic, and the association’s new leader hopes lessons in collaboration during the crisis can be used for other challenges, including mental health. Read More