Archive for December 2022
Form D Friday: Former Everbridge CEO makes ‘personal investment’ in footwear startup
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreHere’s what small-business lenders are seeing amid spiking borrowing rates
We asked a group of the largest small-business lenders in Massachusetts about trends they’re seeing in the industry, including whether higher interest rates — the highest since 2007 — are having a dampening effect on small businesses. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and Sacha Pfeiffer’s route to the Spotlight team
Good morning, Boston, and happy Friday. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your day. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Without payment parity, the future of telehealth hangs in the balance
In 2023, some of the state’s largest health insurers are planning to reduce the amount they pay for telehealth visits, forcing already financially struggling healthcare providers to eliminate successful programs they’ve put in place. Read More
Read MoreWu proposes major shakeup to real estate development approvals in Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday proposed sweeping changes to real estate development in the city, seeking to hike fees and ramp up affordable-housing requirements while at the time speeding up the approvals for some projects. Read More
Read MoreFlagship Pioneering adds new ‘CEO-Partner’ to executive roster
Jonathan Schwartz will also be CEO of Invaio, a Cambridge-based agtech business founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2018. Read More
Read MoreArts and science dean Claudine Gay will become Harvard’s first Black president
Claudine Gay, an arts and sciences dean at Harvard since 2018 and the daughter of Haitian immigrants, has been named the college’s 30th president. Read More
Read MoreMBTA eyes Widett Circle for commuter rail yard
The MBTA said Thursday it will begin negotiations to potentially buy the 24-acre Widett Circle site for a place to store commuter rail trains between trips and overnight. Read More
Read MoreMcDonald’s US supply chain to rely on solar from Massachusetts company
Officials say the solar energy bought from Enel North America could power the backbone of the company’s supply chain system of distribution centers, warehouses and more, and provide a major boost for the fast food giant’s goal of becoming net zero by 2050. Officials say the solar energy could power the backbone of the company’s…
Read MoreViewpoint: Expanding TRIPS waiver is bad for innovation
The World Trade Organization is considering expanding the TRIPS waiver to the new Covid-19 treatments and diagnostics. This would undercut American innovation, writes the CEO of Anthos Therapeutics. Read More
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