Archive for January 2023

Massachusetts collected more in taxes and fees from casino-style gambling in December than in any other month since the casinos opened, the Gaming Commission reported. Read More

WestView’s fifth fund comes about four years since the closing of its predecessor. Read More

Citizens Financial Group closed out 2022 by bumping profits about 23% over the fourth quarter last year, with executives telling investors Tuesday that the company is well-positioned to face a year in which many experts see a recession on the horizon. Read More

Fidelity is launching the scholarship, grant and mentorship programs in Boston, Raleigh and the Dallas area. Read More

A source familiar with the situation said that 1,800-lawyer Goodwin — Boston’s second largest law firm behind Ropes & Gray — has been eying Philadelphia for quite some time. Read More

MathWorks is providing a $1 million grant to the University of Massachusetts Boston aimed at increasing diversity in the Boston area’s technology sector. Read More

The Boston Globe plans to lay off 30 workers at its print facility in Taunton after losing a longstanding contract to print local copies of The New York Times. Read More

It’s been a challenging time for retailers everywhere to find enough workers. Fortunately for partners of Northeast Arc, the Danvers-based human services agency has clients who are eager to help. Read More

Massachusetts is in the process of building an ecosystem by and for underrepresented founders. But the ecosystem is still in its early stages, and data on venture capital flow reflects this slow change. Read More

For Kendalle Burlin O’Connell, becoming CEO of the trade group she’s helped run for the last 14 years mainly means one thing: She’ll have a seat at the table. Read More