Archive for February 2023
Healey promises tax package, along with budget, on March 1
"You will see that I will be filing, at the same time as my budget on March 1, a tax package … directed at making life more affordable for folks," Healey said. Read More
Read MoreFrom worker shortages to high costs, healthcare leaders talk challenges at BBJ forum
Three years into the pandemic, the Massachusetts health system is still struggling with worker shortages, high patient costs, and inequality in access and quality of care, industry leaders said at a Boston Business Journal event. Read More
Read MoreAI poses opportunities, as well as threats, to Tripadvisor’s business model
"It will remain to be seen how it impacts search," CEO Matt Goldberg told analysts Wednesday about the buzzy generative AI. Read More
Read MoreWaters to acquire Wyatt in first billion-dollar acquisition
Waters Corporation CEO Udit Batra was a Ph.D. student at Princeton University around the time that Wyatt Technologies sold its first lab equipment to the school. Now, Batra has led the charge on Waters’ (NYSE: WAT) $1.36 billion acquisition of Wyatt. Read More
Read MoreBoston firm buys R.I. biomanufacturing site from shuttered biotech
The facility had been owned and operated by Cambridge-based Rubius Therapeutics, which shuttered late last year. Read More
Read MoreUMass Amherst expected to elect Illinois-Chicago chancellor as its next leader
The interim chancellor of the University of Illinois-Chicago, a campus with more than 33,000 students, is set to be appointed the next UMass Amherst chancellor Thursday. Read More
Read MoreForget the midlife crisis – a quarter-life crisis is real for many women in their 20s
Women are twice as likely as men to experience anxiety disorders — and in their 20s, a new study says. And only 31% of Gen Z and millennial working women feel they have the resources to manage their burnout, compared to 50% of baby boomer women. Read More
Read MoreBiogen hints at more cost-cutting under new CEO as revenue falls
Biogen Inc. may see new drug approvals this year — but first, new CEO Christopher Viehbacher is looking at ways to cut costs as the company continues to struggle with falling revenue. Read More
Read MoreMeet the window blinds retailer that’s helping Boston go green
Contexture is transforming itself from a company that sells blinds into one that makes interior spaces more pleasant for its occupants — while helping developers attain aggressive energy goals being set in cities throughout the U.S. Read More
Read MoreDevelopment fee hike to get BPDA board vote this week
Mayor Michelle Wu formally unveiled the proposed jump in “linkage” fees in December. Read More
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