Archive for January 2022
Room to grow: Recovery has been slow for Boston’s hotel industry
It takes an optimist to see encouraging signs in the Boston area hotel market these days. What used to be the region’s strengths — including a growing popularity as an international destination — have held Boston back. Read More
Read MoreRaffles took a long, winding road to its ‘first-in-U.S.’ hotel in Boston
When a Raffles hotel opens within the next year or so a block south of Copley Square, it will be the latest in a line of foreign companies that have chosen Boston as a place to plant a flag in the United States. Read More
Read MoreReport: Mass. colleges lacking in gender diversity in leadership
Elite Massachusetts colleges and their national counterparts aren’t keeping up in promoting or hiring women to leadership or board positions, according to a report by the Cape Cod-based Eos Foundation. Read More
Read MoreDreyfus to step down as CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass.
Andrew Dreyfus has served as CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts for more than a decade. Read More
Read MoreEV battery startup Factorial raises $200M, plans new facility
The Woburn-based company, which exited stealth mode last year, said on Thursday it raised $200 million as part of a Series D round of funding. Read More
Read MoreIn major shift, Tufts closing children’s hospital, expanding adult care
With increasing demand for treating critically ill adults, Tufts Medical Center will no longer treat pediatric patients, instead shifting their care to Boston Children’s Hospital through a new agreement. Read More
Read MoreErica Schultz learned through personal hardships. Now she’s teaching others.
Schultz learned about entrepreneurship and hard work at the motel her parents owned in southern Maine. Later she and her husband Mike Schultz started Rain Group, which has since turned into a sales training company. Read More
Read MoreData Blitz: Disruptions piling up for small businesses. They don’t foresee quick relief.
The pandemic has brought a host of challenges for small businesses. Nearly two years after the initial wave of lockdowns, small businesses see no quick relief in sight. Read More
Read MoreA new, boutique accelerator for B2B software startups
Venture Lane Studio is accepting applications for its first cohort of software startups. Read More
Read MoreTech continued to lead US office leasing activity in 2021 but vacancy remains elevated
The U.S. office market ended 2021 with more momentum than it started the year but most markets still have a long road to recovery. Read More
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