Archive for January 2022
Colleges, take note: Students aren’t enrolling if they think their families can’t afford tuition
A new report suggests that just the perception of college being too expensive stopped many students from pursuing degrees. Read More
Read MoreCybersecurity unicorn Aura to move HQ to Boston’s Seaport
Sofia Kaufman, chief people officer at digital-security startup Aura, told the Business Journal that Aura signed a 10-year lease for about 14,000 square feet at 250 Northern Ave., right above the restaurant Del Frisco’s. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a Thursday medley
Good morning! Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to start your busy workday, plus a quick poll question, four-day workweeks and a medley of musings on a Thursday morning. Read More
Read MoreMaura Healey jumps into governor’s race
Attorney General Maura Healey, the state’s top law enforcement official, officially launched her long-expected bid for the governor’s office on Thursday morning in a video, entering a 2022 field where she is instantly the most well-known candidate. Read More
Read MoreNew views of Lincoln Property’s proposed Seaport lab and office project
The Dallas-based developer revealed new details Wednesday about a planned 650,000-square-foot laboratory and office development in Boston’s Seaport District. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Thermo Fisher taps Olaris, bluebird drugs delayed
While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Read More
Read MoreAmerican Airlines cuts more than 10,000 March flights as Omicron clouds spring rebound
American Airlines’ cuts mark the latest example of the prolonged effects Covid-19 has inflicted upon the airline industry and highlight the fast-changing decisions unfolding for air carriers as the virus upends travel patterns, supply chains and labor markets. Read More
Read MoreFormer execs at bluebird, Constellation join VC firm Third Rock
The former CEO of Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a former executive of bluebird bio Inc. have both joined the venture capital firm as venture partners. Read More
Read MoreCitizens Bank eyes national, digital-first expansion in 2022
Citizens Financial Group is making the national expansion of its consumer banking business a top priority in 2022, according to executives of the Rhode Island–based bank. Its upcoming acquisition of HSBC branches will give it locations in the Washington, D.C., area and south Florida, testing grounds for potential brick-and-mortar expansion into other places, its chief…
Read MoreA dozen Mass. voters sue to knock Uber driver question off 2022 ballot
A group of Massachusetts voters is suing the state’s attorney general and secretary of state seeking to prevent a question regarding benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers from landing on the ballot in November. Read More
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