Archive for May 2022
Two Mass. life sciences companies implicated in separate kickback schemes
Two Massachusetts-based laboratories and diagnostics makers are allegedly involved in separate federal and state-level kickback schemes. Read More
Read MoreFidelity digital-assets subsidiary hiring 200-plus workers to bolster crypto this year
The move comes less than a month after Fidelity Investments announced plans to let employers offer bitcoin as an investment option in Fidelity 401(k) plans. Read More
Read MoreHow an Israeli biotech startup is plotting growth in Cambridge
Since its founding in Tel Aviv in 2017, neurodegenerative disease startup NeuroSense Therapeutics has been eyeing the U.S. market. Now, the company (Nasdaq: NRSN) is using its local headquarters in Cambridge to anchor its efforts to advance a drug that aims to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read More
Read MoreBusiness Journal names lifetime achievement, trailblazer CFO awards
The Boston Business Journal has named a former CFO of the Museum of Fine Arts to its CFO of the Year lifetime achievement award and for the first time is honoring its CFO Trailblazer Award to a pioneering Black finance executive. Read More
Read MoreBaker vetoes immigrant license access bill; override vote expected
Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday vetoed a bill making immigrants without legal status eligible to seek state-issued driver’s licenses, saying the Registry of Motor Vehicles, an agency that he oversees, doesn’t have the ability to verify the identities of potential applicants. The House expects to take its override vote on June 8. Read More
Read MoreSeven Greater Boston companies make Crunchbase’s ‘emerging unicorn’ list
Crunchbase’s new “emerging unicorn” list is a roundup of private companies with a valuation approaching $1 billion. Read More
Read MoreTake a sneak peek at Klaviyo’s new office downtown Boston
Marketing tech unicorn Klaviyo plans to complete the move in the old HQ of sports betting company DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) in the coming weeks. Read More
Read MoreTeen employment is surging. And they have more choices than ever.
The share of teenagers as new hires is breaking records — and their pay is rising amid the labor shortage. Read More
Read MoreSpeaker Mariano says gig economy is getting a ‘free pass’
House Speaker Ronald Mariano said the House is working to assemble a tax relief package by the end of July. Read More
Read MoreThe week in bankruptcies: Allen & Handy Investments LLC.
This week in Boston business bankruptcies include Allen & Handy Investments LLC. For the year, Boston has recorded 24 business bankruptcy filings. Read More
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