Archive for January 2022
Largest Commercial Property Managers in Massachusetts
Rank Firm/Prior rank (*unranked in 2021)/ Total square feet of commercial property managed in Mass. as of Dec. 1, 2021 % of property owned % of property managed Total sq. ft. managed in U.S. Total Mass. employees Top regional executive(s) 1 CBRE Inc., 33 Arch St., Boston, MA 02110, 617-912-7000, cbre.com 57302000 0.0 100 3800000000…
Read MoreJRI’s Kerry-Ann Williams helps people manage trauma
Through her work with the Justice Resource Institute, on her podcast or as a professor at Harvard Medical School, Kerry-Ann Williams aims to help people deal with mental health issues. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Janssen inks two local deals, Biogen licenses new drug
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. Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings.…
Read MoreStakes are high as Biogen faces investors next week at JP Morgan conference
The Cambridge drugmaker is just one of scores of Massachusetts-based biotech and health care companies that are scheduled to present at the conference. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Boston has an opportunity to lead in equity for all
The business community supports Mayor Wu’s appointment of Segun Idowu as chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. To advance the mayor’s bold promises and ensure that Boston remains competitive nationally and globally, Idowu must prioritize revitalizing our Main Streets and downtowns, supporting a vibrant entrepreneurial economy, particularly diverse entrepreneurs, and equitable city contracting to urgently…
Read More$50M family-focused field house pitched for Dorchester
The Martin Richard Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester on Jan. 5 proposed a 75,000-square-foot fieldhouse on Mount Vernon Street in Dorchester’s Columbia Point. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Mass. must take steps to encourage workers to stay
We in the Bay State need to work harder to encourage people who currently live here to stick around, and one way to do that is to make it more attractive for everyone, in every community, to thrive. Read More
Read MoreClarks Americas plans HQ move to Needham
Shoe maker Clarks Americas is substantially downsizing its real-estate footprint with a move to Needham. The deal follows Hong Kong-based private equity firm LionRock Capital acquiring a majority stake in Clarks. Read More
Read MorePaul English launches Boston Venture Studio, his sixth startup
English, 58, is known for co-founding travel tech firm Kayak, which sold to Priceline.com for $1.8 billion in 2013. Read More
Read MoreSJC reviews capital gains tax case tied to sale of Massachusetts company
The SJC is reviewing whether Massachusetts was right to tax Illinois-based VASHI on the $37 million capital gain realized when it sold its interest in Massachusetts-based Cloud5 LLC. Read More
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