Archive for March 2022
New ezCater CFO says IPO is ‘in the cards’
When ezCater raised $100 million last year, CEO Stefania Mallett said that a public listing of her corporate food delivery unicorn was back on the agenda for 2023. Three months later, the company hired the executive who carries on her shoulders the key responsibilities of the IPO process: a new CFO. Read More
Read MoreCity receives bids from HYM, Tishman for 8-acre Roxbury parcel
The property, known as Parcel P3, has a history of false starts, having been floated at various points as a landing spot for a Partners Healthcare office, a state office building and a BJ’s Wholesale Club store. Read More
Read MoreLargest Cybersecurity Companies in Massachusetts
The list includes companies either headquartered or with an office presence in Massachusetts that provide technologies or product-based services designed to protect computers, networks and data against cyber threats. Firms listed develop their own products. Read More
Read MoreLargest Robotics Systems Companies in Massachusetts
Rank Company/Prior rank (*unranked in 2021)/ Number of Massachusetts employees Total employees Types of robotics systems % of business from government contracts in 2021 % of business from commercial contracts in 2021 Top local executive(s) 1 Brooks Automation Inc., 15 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824, 978-262-2400, brooks.com 749 1533 Collaborative, vacuum and atmospheric robots NA…
Read MoreEditorial: Pro teams can connect to a new generation
Professional sports teams have some work to do if they want to be culturally relevant — not to mention profitable — in the decades to come. Read More
Read MoreNew names, new faces in battle over gig worker status in Mass.
With eight months to go until voters will likely weigh in on what benefits are owed to workers in the gig economy, there are new names and new faces on both sides of the controversial ballot question. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: Regaining our muscle memory
It looks like most of us are going back to the office sometime soon. Are we ready? Read More
Read MoreMass General Brigham wants more time to file a spending plan
Faced with a Monday deadline to respond to the Health Policy Commission’s decision to require Mass General Brigham to implement a performance improvement plan to address a "spending problem," the hospital system instead requested a 60-day extension for it to propose a plan. Read More
Read MoreHigher-ed leaders: How we’re preparing students for the future workplace
“I tell people that if students don’t get a job, I didn’t do my job,” said Babson College President Stephen Spinelli. Read More
Read MoreLogistics companies find fast growth during pandemic
Boston is not a huge logistics hub. But companies in the industry based locally have found rapid growth thanks to e-commerce demand. Read More
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