Archive for March 2022
Former Yahoo! HotJobs CEO to lead Boston startup
The Boston-based company Filtered, known for its technical hiring platform, announced a new CEO and $10 million in funding. Read More
Read MoreMLB cancels opening day over labor dispute
Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, as the league’s commissioner announced Tuesday that the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute. Read More
Read MoreStop & Shop, union representing 35K workers, reach labor deal
Unionized Stop & Shop workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island have gained raises with no increase in their health-care cost after ratifying a new four-year contract. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know, and bringing pets to work
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy workday. Read More
Read MoreTourniquets, first-aid kits and lab space: How Boston’s tech community is helping Ukraine
Yuliya Pokhylko and fellow volunteers created an Amazon wish list of things to be sent to Ukraine — walkie-talkies, tourniquets, and first-aid kits. The list is just an example of ideas that people in the Boston innovation and tech community are coming up with. Read More
Read MoreNew Flagship Pioneering startup to hunt for causes of disease using AI
Flagship Pioneering is formally launching — and infusing $75 million into — its latest startup, Vesalius Therapeutics. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: What I can’t forget
So much has changed since the early days of this #WFH adventure. And so much hasn’t. Read More
Read MoreLiberty Mutual completes acquisition Ohio insurance company
Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. closed the acquisition of State Auto Financial Corp. on Tuesday. Here’s what it paid to buy all public shares to take the Columbus insurer private. Read More
Read MoreRussia’s Ukraine invasion upended global markets. Here’s what it means for American companies.
Some industries might see a bigger hit than others from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions. Read More
Read MoreMassachusetts lawmaker files bill to divest pension fund of Russian assets
The chorus for divestment is growing on Beacon Hill as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military attack on Ukraine continues. Read More
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