Archive for June 2022
JVS awarded $10M American Rescue Plan grant to help close workforce divide
The funding will go toward skills training, closing the digital dive and workforce development. Read More
Read MoreFormer Neighborhood Health Plan, now AllWays Health Partners, to rebrand again
AllWays Health Partners announced on Wednesday that it is changing its name. The name change will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: WittKieffer
Oak Brook, Ill. – June 29, 2022 – WittKieffer, a l Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Allyship in the wake of Roe; Six actions employers can take right now
Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy and PR expert Colette Phillips write, in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade: "If you’re an employer, you’re not powerless. In fact, you may be our best chance to set us on a better path." [Open to all readers] Read More
Read MoreTech report shows Mass. weathered pandemic ‘better than most’
The new Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy report found that Massachusetts was a top state in total R&D investment, venture capital investment and investment in higher education per student. Read More
Read More‘Health care is forever changed’: Report recommends tactics for future health crises
A newly released report suggests that the next public-health crisis can be managed by following the blueprint drawn from Covid-19, including collaboration among competitor health care organizations, an improved supply chain and regulatory flexibility around such issues as telehealth reimbursement. Read More
Read MoreTake a look at what’s coming to Southie’s former Edison power plant
A team of developers recently laid out its vision for the first phase of the transformation of the former Edison power plant in South Boston. Here’s what’s planned for the project’s first phase. Read More
Read MoreLack of Mass. IPOs mirrors national trends in ‘slowest Q2 since Great Recession’
At the midpoint of the year, only five biotech companies based in Greater Boston went public since the beginning of 2022, and zero local tech companies hit the public markets through a traditional initial public offering. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: The T is in crisis, again, and leadership is getting it all wrong
Editorial: If ever there were a time to attract T ridership, it would be now, while gas prices remain $5 a gallon and companies are bending over backward to attract workers to vacant offices. Instead, the T is facing a safety crisis and cutting service. Read More
Read MoreMortgages to non-white homebuyers rises, but racial gaps persist
More Black and Latinx residents secured mortgages in 2020 than at any time in last 30 years, but white borrowers still see fewer denials. Read More
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