Archive for January 2022
Boston software firm valued at $4B after new investment
Globalization Partners, a Boston software company, is now valued at $4.2 billion after a $200 million investment announced Monday. Read More
Read MoreBuild-to-rent on track to see 14K units deliver this year. What happens next?
Purpose-built rental housing is expected to see its most prolific year ever, with nearly 14,000 new units set to open this year, according to a recent study. That’ll surpass last year’s record-breaking delivery of 6,740 new build-to-rent homes. Read More
Read MoreBoston Speaks Up with Gina Deschamps of the Endicott College Angle Center for Entrepreneurship
Gina Deschamps is embedding entrepreneurship into the DNA of a local college campus. Read More
Read MoreThe Interview: Rhode Island School of Design to grow executive education offerings, offer more financial aid
Interim President David Proulx, previously the school’s chief finance officer, is determined to grow revenue sources to allow the art college to increase financial aid offerings and rely less on tuition increases for income. Read More
Read MoreBootstrapped since 2008, ConstructSecure takes $96M in equity to double workforce
Boston’s Summit Partners led a $96 million growth investment in the Burlington-based provider of enterprise supplier risk management software. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the return of Mike Pesca’s podcast, The Gist
Good morning! Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know to start your busy workday, plus the return of my favorite podcast after a yearlong suspension. Read More
Read MoreThe Road Ahead: Boston Properties CFO Mike LaBelle is confident these cities will get back to the office
LaBelle highlighted the cities, property classes and amenities that are likely to draw the most workers back to a traditional in-office setting. No surprise, but those are the very locations where Boston Properties is doubling down. Read More
Read MoreAt $9.8B, the Red Sox empire is sports’ third most valuable in new ranking
Forbes ranking of the world’s most valuable sports empires in 2022 also includes the New England Patriots ownership in the top 10. Read More
Read MoreThe Road Ahead: Kauffman Foundation CFO on why the nonprofit is opening the spigots for small businesses
Bechard shared details on Kauffman’s renewed sense of urgency and a slew of new and updated programs aimed at business owners who traditionally have struggled to gain access to capital. Read More
Read MoreThe Road Ahead: Toyota CFO Tracey Doi on supply chain, inventory and big plans in North Carolina
Doi touched on a range of topics, challenges and opportunities to land on her desk since the Covid-19 pandemic ensued. Read More
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