Archive for July 2022

Lasell University President Michael B. Alexander, the head of the Newton school for 16 years, became the latest Massachusetts college president to announce his retirement Thursday in a string of such moves lately. Read More

A planned redevelopment of a Fort Point site that dates back more than two decades is now being brought back before city officials with plans for research-and-development use. Read More

Bayer AG is planning to take on cancer as its next major commercial focus in the U.S. — and it’s selected Kendall Square as the home base for the strategy. Read More

State legislative leaders on Thursday announced tax rebates of $250-$500 to eligible Bay Staters by the end of September. Read More

Six lawmakers kicked off their work Thursday to finalize a cannabis industry reform bill that would represent the first major legislative action to modernize regulations on the recreational marijuana industry since it launched. Read More

Business confidence is plummeting. Inflation is skyrocketing, rising at its fastest pace since Jimmy Carter was in the White House. Yet the good times continue to roll for Massachusetts tax collectors, with tax revenue consistently coming in above expectations. Read More

Private equity heavyweight TA Associates Management LP plans to open an Austin office. The firm’s leaders view an Austin office as a conduit for investing in a dynamic region of the country and a chance to further develop TA Associates’ presence in the Southwest, Southeast and Midwest. Read More