Archive for April 2022
AIM elects second woman board chair in its 100-plus-year history
The state’s largest business association has appointed its new officers, with a Berkshire County executive taking the helm of the board of directors — just the second woman to chair AIM’s board since its founding in 1915. Read More
Read MoreFidelity’s 401(k) bitcoin offering sparks ‘grave concerns’ at Labor Department
Fidelity plans to let employers offer bitcoin as an investment option for employees with 401(k) retirement plans. But the Department of Labor says the early-stage cryptocurrency market is volatile and risky. Read More
Read MoreBiogen’s CEO made $17.7M last year despite Alzheimer’s drug woes
CEO Michel Vounatsos took home about $1 million less in 2021 than he did the year prior, a securities filing shows, due mostly to a major drop in his annual bonus. Read More
Read MoreWhole Foods to close Brookline location, one of six nationwide
A Whole Foods Market on Beacon Street in Brookline just steps from the Boston line near Kenmore Square will close, according to the national upscale grocery store. Read More
Read MoreBoston solar installer acquired by Phoenix renewable energy company
A renewable energy and energy storage company has acquired The Boston Solar Company. Read More
Read MoreEverbridge blasts activist investor’s plans to withhold support in proxy fight
Everbridge calls the statements targeting Chairman Jaime Ellertson "misleading, contradictory and untrue." Read More
Read MoreBlip or dry spell? KPMG audit partner weighs in on decline in VC funding
After four record-high quarters last year, global venture capital investment declined in the first quarter of 2022. Read More
Read MoreLiberty Mutual’s Bay State headcount falls due to early retirements
About 3,000 Liberty Mutual employees nationwide accepted early retirement offers last year, including a few hundred in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreAstraZeneca to open R&D center, new Alexion HQ in Kendall Square
The European life sciences giant will move about 1,500 employees to the facility. Read More
Read MoreA lab tower, sliced in two? Construction may start in the Seaport this year.
The building’s design drew lots of attention when unveiled in 2017. A half-decade later, its developer is now hoping to begin construction this year. Read More
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