Archive for February 2022
Five things you need to know today, and who I’m rooting for next weekend
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy workday, and who I’m rooting for in the Super Bowl. Read More
Read MoreLandry’s bike store opens in Charlestown’s fast-changing Hood Park
Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown has never been a place to bike. But between new development and planned changes from City Hall, a century-old bike store has chosen the neighborhood for its eighth location. Read More
Read MorePartners with a Purpose: Akebia and the National Kidney Foundation
Cambridge biotech Akebia Therapeutics donates money to the National Kidney Foundation, its employees raise money for it, and many of them volunteer for the organization as well. Read More
Read MoreMajor investment firm chooses Winthrop Center for new HQ
The commitment gives the still-under-construction tower, which will be one of Boston’s tallest, its first known large office tenant. Read More
Read MoreWhat pandemic? Companies are still leasing space in Greater Boston.
Plenty of headlines over the past two years have included some variation of the question: who needs office space anymore? But the numbers show that companies are still snatching up Boston area office, industrial and lab space at dizzying rates. Read More
Read MoreWhat pandemic? Companies are need leasing space in Greater Boston.
When it comes to business stories about the pandemic, headlines have often included some variation of the question: who needs office space anymore? But companies are still snatching up office space — and industrial space and, of course, lab space. Read More
Read MoreBaker pitches $3B infrastructure plan to fix bridges
Baker’s plan would use some funding from the federal infrastructure law and $1.25 billion from last year’s transportation bond bill. Read More
Read MoreIntellia shells out up to $200M for UC Berkeley spinout
The gene editing firm is buying a little-known University of California-Berkeley spinout called Rewrite Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $200 million. Read More
Read MoreMIT, Boston Fed release first findings of central bank crypto tech research
A team of MIT experts working with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston have released early findings of research through which Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) research could be performed in the U.S. Read More
Read MoreHead of Fogarty Finger’s Boston office aims to make workplaces inviting
“Many workers used to work in cubicles. Now it’s becoming a little bit more like bench seating … People would like to be in an office environment that is a little bit warmer in terms of color, lighting and finishes than we are used to seeing," said Tin Min Fong, director of technical development at…
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