Archive for March 2022
Why employers’ labor challenges won’t be going away — unless they take action.
A new analysis suggests the challenging labor environment is likely to persist. But there are some opportunities for small businesses to capitalize. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Use relief funds to raise awareness, opportunity
Ed Gaskin writes that both the city and state have relief funds available. A portion of those dollars should be spent to raise awareness about available grants, and to provide the technical help micro-businesses need to access those funds so that everyone who wants a grant and qualifies for it gets one. Read More
Read MorePeople’s United settles discrimination suit from Mass. ex-managers
Six one-time People’s United Bank employees, most of them managers, brought the suit in the summer of 2020, alleging the executives repeatedly discriminated against people of color and other workers and retaliated against them when they complained. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Release ARPA money before it’s too late
The longer legislators wait to spend the state’s $2 billion in remaining ARPA money, the more taxpayers and voters alike will recognize their failure to use that money for its intended purpose. Read More
Read MoreHere are the Boston tech firms that added jobs the fastest in 2021
When the pandemic first hit, tech companies as well as other businesses put hiring down on their list of priorities. But last year, hiring came back and the majority of large tech employers in the state recruited new people at full speed, according to a Business Journal analysis. Read More
Read MoreMass. businessman in Kyiv: ‘Ukraine has never been more united’
"The amount of money that Ukraine will bring in now, after it’s all over, is unprecedented … And that’s why I need to be here. Because Ukraine lacks people with my knowledge, experience and ability," said Henry Shterenberg, a partner at Dedham-based Briggs Capital and longtime resident of Westwood, Mass. Read More
Read MoreBiogen begins layoffs amid Alzheimer’s drug fallout
Biogen Inc. has begun eliminating positions as part of a long-promised cost-saving measure in the wake of the fallout from its Alzheimer’s drug. Read More
Read MoreHologic signs multimillion-dollar WTA sponsorship
Women’s health tech company Hologic Inc. has signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with the WTA, the largest in the women’s tennis organization’s history. Read More
Read MoreBiden calls for HBCU support ahead of 2022 budget deadline
United Negro College Fund, which represents and advocates for 37 private HBCUs, applauded Biden’s support of HBCUs and hopes it will lead to increased funding for the minority-serving institutions, which have been historically underfunded. Read More
Read MoreIntroducing the Boston Inno Madness bracket
Meet the 64 Boston companies competing for your votes in our Inno Madness bracket and cast your first ballot. Read More
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