Archive for May 2022

BBJ Editorial: Let’s hope the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation finds a successor who will carry on Eileen McAnneny’s tradition of advocating strict oversight of government spending and smart use of taxpayer money. Read More

This new system puts all the elements of a patient transaction — like electronic health records and analytics systems — in the same place. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Are you ready for Game 5? Here are five "other" things you need to know to start your workday, plus some hope-filled small-business stories. Read More

One of the largest real estate projects in Massachusetts history — the 161-acre Suffolk Downs redevelopment in East Boston and Revere — is receiving a $775M in investment from a national pension fund for union electrical workers. The goal is to have 4,200 residential units at Suffolk Downs within eight years, according to HYM Investment…

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to take lab-and-office space at a future building at Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.’s Arsenal on the Charles campus in Watertown, while extending its lease at a nearby Alexandria site. The lease’s announcement comes a few days after Enanta suffered a setback in a clinical trial. Read More

The agreement focused on retaining and recruiting nurses amid the workforce shortage and valuing their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Coils to Locs has taken advantage of several grants and programs to scale, many of which popped up over the last two years to support Black-owned businesses. It’s not clear how long they’ll last. Read More

Earlier this year, an incident added a new twist to the story of the city’s first Black-owned bookstore, which it is said to have the largest and most diverse collection of African American children’s literature in metropolitan Boston. Read More

Rayna Lo left the pharmaceutical industry to pursue the arts full-time. She survived a massive career change and then a pandemic. Read More

Final Touch Boutique, a clothing boutique in Nubian Square, is busy with a return to shopping for more formal attire. But it still struggles to overcome the pandemic and supply chain challenges. Read More