Archive for March 2022
Gov. Baker’s health care bill prioritizes primary, mental health care
Baker told reporters in Dorchester that his newly filed bill would spur greater investments in comprehensive health care services and curb factors that contribute to skyrocketing health care costs. Read More
Read MoreThis Mass. company’s drug can help you survive a nuclear blast
The drug has been passed from company to company over the years, picking up five FDA approvals related to cancer before being granted a sixth FDA approval in 2017 for acute radiation syndrome. Read More
Read MoreSix-story hotel proposed in Southie behind convention center
A team of developers is placing a bet on a local lodging industry that has been battered by Covid-19. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Amid a great resignation, startups must offer flexibility for employee retention
The head of KPMG’s New England and upstate New York region writes that "employees should not need to return to the office five days a week, but flexibility cannot mean no time in the office at all." Read More
Read MoreGroup seeks probe of East Boston health center over patient care
The groups asked Attorney General Maura Healey’s office to work with DPH to probe whether the center violated patients’ civil rights and state public health laws. Read More
Read More5 biotech startups selected for new MassBio accelerator
Two biotech startups from the Bay State, two from Canada and one from California will take part in MassBio’s first installment of its accelerator program MassBioDrive, culminating in an in-person Demo Day in May and cash stipends for each of the selected ventures. Read More
Read MoreAnother Boston-area bank to serve marijuana businesses
Only a handful of Massachusetts-based banks and credit unions are openly in business with the cannabis industry, nearly a decade after Massachusetts voters legalized medical marijuana. Read More
Read MoreBeth Israel Lahey Health plans to acquire NH hospital
Beth Israel Lahey Health has signed a letter of intent to acquire Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire. Read More
Read MoreBoston Landing concert venue opens with Olivia Rodrigo, Dropkick Murphys in lineup
The 50,000-square-foot concert venue, first introduced in 2019, has a 3,500-person general admission capacity. Read More
Read MoreInno Madness update: You picked the last 16. Now vote for the quarter-finalists.
You helped us choose the remaining 16 companies. Now it’s time to whittle that list down to eight. Read More
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