Archive for February 2022
Commonwealth Care partners with Calif. nonprofit on at-home health
Commonwealth Care Alliance, a Boston health insurance company that last fall began an expansion outside Massachusetts, said Tuesday it is joining with a California nonprofit to launch a new entity as part of its national growth plans. Read More
Read MoreEli Lilly to launch $700M RNA research center in Boston’s Fort Point
Eli Lilly and Co. is spending $700 million to establish an RNA research center in South Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Read More
Read MoreAdagio CEO Gerngross to exit Covid antibody company he founded
Adagio Therapeutics Inc. CEO Tillman Gerngross is stepping away from the startup he founded as the drugmaker works to determine just how effective its Covid-19 antibodies are against the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreUS women’s soccer settles with federation for $22M in discrimination suit
It’s been six years since members of the World Cup and Olympic winning team first complained about unequal pay and poor working conditions. Read More
Read MoreHoughton Mifflin Harcourt to be taken private by Veritas in $2.8B cash deal
The announcement of the acquisition comes about a year after HMH sold its consumer book publishing unit to News Corp., parent of HarperCollins Publishers, for $349 million. Read More
Read MoreTip your Uber driver: Boston riders ranked among worst in the US
Boston riders ranked among the worst rated by Uber drivers. If you’re feeling brave, here’s how to check your personal rider ratings. Read More
Read MoreThis mental-health group leader embraces her inner CEO
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, Leigh-Ann Larson’s thriving private mental health group practice, Elevate Counseling Services Inc., changed seemingly overnight. And, so did Larson’s role within it. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and when all the numbers add up
Good morning, Boston, and happy Twosday. Here are the five things you need to know on National Margarita Day, including a massager that scans your muscles, Arthur’s last day, tasting colors and a week of palindromes. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: A turn down memory lane
I had completely forgotten what the early days of this #WFH adventure were like. Here’s something of a reminder for all of us. Read More
Read MoreStartup launches massager guided by muscle scanner
Impact Biosystems is pairing its new massager with a handheld scanner that measures muscle tightness. Read More
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