Archive for March 2022
The Petri Dish: Quanterix gets Lilly deal, new CEO; Finch hit by clinical hold
The Massachusetts life sciences industry is rife with companies developing drugs and devices to tackle serious diseases, inking new partnership deals, raising money, expanding facilities and more. Read More
Read MoreTake a look inside High Street Place, which just opened after a two-year pandemic delay
Wednesday marked the grand opening of High Street Place, a food market in Boston’s Financial District. Read More
Read MoreAmazon to close physical bookstores, 4-star shops in Massachusetts
Amazon opened a 4,000-square-foot 4-Star store at the Natick Mall in 2019, and has Amazon Books stores in Dedham and Lynnfield. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and it’s time to get to work. Isn’t it?
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy workday. Read More
Read MoreLargest Residential Real Estate Firms in Massachusetts
Data provided represents aggregate totals for the firms’ local offices and includes single-family, multifamily and condo sales. Sales volume includes off-market sales in many instances. Redfin Corp. and eXp Realty were among the firms that either declined or did not respond to survey requests. Read More
Read More‘Net zero’ by 2035? Cambridge debates how soon to mandate building emissions
A proposal in Cambridge would require larger buildings to reach "net zero" emissions by 2035 — a decade and a half earlier than in Boston — but property owners like MIT and Harvard are voicing concerns. Read More
Read MoreDeveloper details 2 new lab buildings next to Harpoon in Seaport
The buildings will replace a seafood processing facility in South Boston’s Flynn Marine Park. Read More
Read MoreCarGurus’s headcount up by 45% via CarOffer acquisition
The Cambridge automotive marketplace (Nasdaq: CARG), which last year switched its chief executive, grew its total number of employees by over 370 workers last year. Read More
Read MoreBostInno Approved: Here are the March events you need to know about
From fintech talks and AI startup events to the HBS New Venture Competition finale, this is your Inno-approved events calendar for March 2022. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Statewide transfer fee bill deserves a vote
The Legislature needs to let every community decide if they want their front-line workers to afford to live in their towns. A bill would create a transfer fee on real estate from 0.5% to 2% —only for communities that adopt it. Read More
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