Archive for January 2022

A $1 billion bid for more than Office Depot and OfficeMax stores by the parent company of office supplier Staples has been postponed as ODP Corp. considers a competing proposal. Read More

A small startup called PostEra has been working with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) since late 2020 to help develop small-molecule drugs with an assist from machine learning. It’s planning to center its workforce in Greater Boston. Read More

Once upon a time, there was a shining city on a hill, so cherished by real estate developers that it became the hottest housing market in the land. By encouraging the public and private sectors working together, we can all live happily ever after. Read More

Employers across a range of fields were already suffering from a dearth of workers. Omicron has made it significantly worse. Read More

Boston restaurateurs and venues have had plenty of challenges in the past two years, but they’ll get another one come Saturday: enforcing the city’s new proof-of-vaccination requirement. Read More

The move comes just a day after the high court ruled against the requirement put forward by the federal government, which would apply to employers with at least 100 workers. Read More

A new lawsuit has been filed against Burlington-based Nuance Communications Inc. by a former employee who accuses the company of fraud, malicious prosecution and defamation. Read More

A Boston startup wants to help employees build wellbeing with its new smartphone camera lens tool. Read More

In the Covid-19 era, it makes sense for cities to embrace the potential for life sciences and health care in the economic development realm. Read More

In a virtual presentation this week at the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference, the nonprofit health care organization detailed plans to spend between $1.5 billion and $2 billion annually from fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2026. Read More