Archive for August 2022
Workforce shortage puts nurses in strong position while negotiating contracts
Nurses are seeing salary bumps closer to 5% per year, compared to the 1% or 2% that was the norm prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, as a labor shortage is reshaping their employment contracts. Read More
Read MoreHarvard students launch “phone-collateralized lending" app in Nigeria
After meeting at Harvard University, two 19-year-olds from Burlington, Mass., and Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, are preparing to launch a new microfinancing app in Nigeria. Read More
Read MoreErez Capital launches, plans to raise $10M for pre-seed companies
Michael Benezra, who in 2019 co-founded nonprofit GK Fund with partners Andre Porter and Colette Phillips, told the Business Journal he has launched a venture capital fund. Read More
Read MoreRegulators consider mobile, casinos for first sports bets
Gaming regulators will sit down with the state’s casinos, simulcast centers and slots parlor this week to get a better sense of what they have planned for sports betting. Read More
Read MoreDorchester businesses sue Boston zoning board over cannabis permit
The Dorchester businesses argue the cannabis dispensary would disrupt their operations and thus should not have been granted approval. Read More
Read MoreMass General Brigham cites labor shortage, inflation for Q3 loss
“We’re no longer in a period where we can say this is pandemic driven, it’s economically driven,” Niyum Gandhi, chief financial officer and treasurer of Mass General Brigham said. Read More
Read MoreRetailers say supply-chain fears ease as shoppers hit stores
Some retailers got a jump on the weekend by taking deposits on products they’ll sell — officially — on Saturday and Sunday as consumers avoid the 6.25% state sales tax. Read More
Read MoreBoston Dynamics, Hyundai to invest $400M in new AI Institute in Kendall Square
The new Kendall Square institute plans to focus on robotics, artificial intelligence and intelligent machines research. Read More
Read MoreThese Massachusetts colleges have the most diverse student bodies
One of the main talking points colleges use when pitching themselves to prospective students: a diverse student body. Here are the most diverse in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreOpen Newbury Street program to expand to six summer Sundays
Open Newbury Street, which closes the Back Bay thoroughfare to cars and trucks, will return for six consecutive Sundays later this month. Read More
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