Archive for September 2022
The Playbook: The challenges that aren’t going away for businesses
This week’s Playbook Edition explores quiet quitting, challenges of the Covid-19 era office and other problems that businesses are likely to be contending with for the long term. Read More
Read MoreNurses union accuses St. Elizabeth’s of ‘extreme’ unfair labor practices in NLRB complaint
The Massachusetts Nurses Association accused St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of failing to honor safe staffing provisions and failing to properly pay nurses in a 21-count unfair labor practice charge filed Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board. Read More
Read MoreGE Aviation, union reach tentative deal to increase pay of workers in Lynn
Workers at the GE Aviation plant in Lynn scored a victory Tuesday as the union representing them said it has secured an agreement to boost wages. Read More
Read MoreMayor Wu disputes U.S. Census; says Boston undercounted by thousands
The mayor argues the Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant undercounting of the city’s population. Read More
Read MoreThe Inflation Reduction Act beefed up the IRS. Here’s what it means for small businesses.
How worried should businesses be about increased audits after Congress beefed up the IRS as part of the Inflation Reduction Act? Here’s what experts say. Read More
Read MoreRubius Therapeutics scraps platform, lays off 160
The red blood cell medicines company aims to begin anew as it lays off 75% of its staff. Read More
Read MoreNorth Shore Physicians Group expands Peabody facility by 50% in renovation
The renovation was conducted by Vantage Builders Inc., a Waltham-based commercial contractor that took NSPG’s 17,000 square foot office space and grew it 9,000-square-feet. Read More
Read MoreA railroad work stoppage looms. Here’s where things stand.
To date, the railroads have reached tentative agreements with eight of the 12 unions based on the recommendations of the presidential emergency board. An agreement with all of the unions is necessary to avoid a work stoppage. Read More
Read MoreThree Boston-area companies are part of new Roux Institute Techstars Accelerator cohort
The accelerator said it looked for companies building products and solutions in areas that “will revolutionize how we live and work.” Read More
Read More‘Generation Q’: Harvard, AWS form quantum networking alliance
For the next three years, AWS will invest in Harvard research projects and student trainings related to quantum networking. It will also help pay for upgrades to the university’s Center for Nanoscale Systems. Read More
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