Archive for February 2022
Viewpoint: Businesses can overcome inflation pressures by taking control of health costs
Health care CEO writes that businesses can relieve pressure on margins from inflation by finally addressing their biggest and longest-running source of inflation: health care costs. Read More
Read MoreGiant Fenway project undergoes a few changes — and gets a new name
The 2-million-square-foot Fenway project now has two smaller buildings, less retail space and a new project name. Read More
Read MoreSemiconductor maker increases production, adds jobs in Portland, Ore.
The company is one of several semiconductor manufacturers with facilities in the Portland metro. Read More
Read MoreThis dating app finds a match based on your sense of humor
As any dating app, the Smile app suggests users potential "matches." But its machine learning algorithms promise something more: Your matches and you will laugh about the same things. The Boston area company is planning an invite-only launch later this year and raised funding from prominent Boston angel investors. Read More
Read MoreWoman-owned, Boston-based company provides Team USA knitwear
This local company’s knitwear is atop the heads and on the hands of this winter’s Olympic athletes. Read More
Read MoreAs the talent battle rages, Amazon makes a big move to $350K
The company said it would provide stock awards during the year to bring newly promoted employees into the new pay ranges. Read More
Read MoreWaltham project lands two local biotechs as tenants
The companies have signed leases with Hobbs Brook Real Estate for nearly 300,000 square feet at the location. Read More
Read MoreTakeda gets new U.S. business head
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has a new U.S. president in Julie Kim, a veteran of Shire Pharmaceuticals who spent the last three years heading up the biotech’s plasma-derived therapies division. Read More
Read MoreBoston councilor proposes ‘Mass and Cass’ property tax break
“The driving idea behind this hearing order is the notion that taxpayers deserve a high level of city services, and that has not been the case over in the Mass and Cass area,” he said. Read More
Read MoreLawrence General signs affiliation deal with Steward hospital network
Lawrence, one of a shrinking number of independent hospitals in Massachusetts, has signed a clinical affiliation agreement with two hospitals at Steward Health Care. Read More
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