Archive for January 2023
January M&A roundup: Healthcare training, drugmakers and fintechs
Check out the eleven mergers and acquisitions of tech and life sciences companies we reported on in January, including news from Fidelity, CareAcademy, Duck Creek Technologies and more. Read More
Read MoreNorwood Bank, Foxboro Federal Savings merge, rebrand as OneLocal Bank
The combined bank employs 88 and maintains branches in Norwood, Foxboro, Norfolk and Plainville. Read More
Read MoreEncore, others host the Boston area’s first legal sports bets
The first legal sports bets in Massachusetts were placed Tuesday morning, and the state’s casinos marked the occasion with celebrity sports names. Read More
Read MoreMass. industry group says hospitals can remove, ban violent patients
MHA reported that in 2022 there was a case of physical assault, verbal abuse, or threats made against someone in a Massachusetts healthcare facility every 38 minutes. Read More
Read MoreBed Bath & Beyond to close all Harmon Face Value stores, 87 more namesake locations
The company added a restructuring and turnarounds specialist to its board last week as it considers bankruptcy. Read More
Read MoreCitizens Bank named first sponsor of House of Blues Boston
Citizens already has a partnership with a handful of Boston area venues, including Orpheum Theater and the Citizens Bank Opera House. Read More
Read MorePhilips silent on local impact of newest round of layoffs
Just a few months after it announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally, Philips is more than doubling that number — another 6,000 positions will be eliminated by 2025. Read More
Read MoreHubSpot to cut 500 jobs, or 7% of its workforce
HubSpot is the latest tech employer to acknowledge "a faster deceleration" in business than anticipated. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know, and a bright, polite Boston?
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday, and a new beer commercial that offers a brighter, more polite Boston. Read More
Read MoreWu to replace the BPDA with … the BPDA. Confused? Read on.
A proposal from the mayor on Monday revealed new details about her plans to shake up the Boston Planning and Development Agency. Read More
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