Archive for April 2022
Viewpoint: Mass. can lead the way from commonwealth to ‘ClimateWealth’
Just as Boston organized to create our own version of Silicon Valley around biotech, the commonwealth has the potential to morph into a "ClimateWealth" — becoming a torchbearer for a prosperous new Green Era. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and who’s running the best place to work?
Good morning, Boston. Show someone an extra kindness today — it’s #OneBostonDay. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Two Backupify alumni raise cash for perk, B2B startups
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreProperties near ‘Mass and Cass’ are going for record prices. Here’s why.
Despite the tribulations endured by business owners in Boston’s Newmarket neighborhood, near the Mass and Cass intersection, the area’s commercial real estate market has never been stronger. Read More
Read MoreGolden’s out. Wu wants change. Here’s what’s next for the BPDA.
A new chief of planning, and another new hire to oversee "change management." The transfer of BPDA employees and properties to the city. The mayor talks with the Business Journal about the next steps for Boston planning and development agency. Read More
Read MoreState Street cites regulatory delays in closing $3.5B Brown Brothers deal
Executives expected to close late last year on a proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s investor services business. But federal regulatory approvals have taken longer than anticipated, State Street execs told investors Thursday. Read More
Read MoreStem cell startup cuts staff by 14%
Magenta Therapeutics Inc. has cut its workforce by 14% as it scales back work on a drug for blood cancers and sickle-cell disease. Read More
Read MoreCovid relief funds kept some Mass. hospitals out of the red in 2020, report finds
Three of the state’s largest hospitals had expenses that outweighed revenue for the year that ended in September 2020, but were able to stay in the black with the help of Covid relief funds, according to a new state report. Read More
Read MorePharma trade group blasts Baker’s drug-pricing bill
A national trade group representing the pharmaceutical industry is blasting Gov. Charlie Baker’s latest drug-pricing bill as "dangerous." Read More
Read MoreBoston software firm valued at $4B replaces founding CEO
Bob Cahill is replacing Nicole Sahin, who will remain executive chair of the board, as CEO of Globalization Partners. Sahin founded the company in 2012. Read More
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