Archive for February 2023
Viewpoint: How small businesses can weather rate hikes, recession in 2023
A longtime commercial lender outlines steps that small-business owners can take now to prepare for a looming recession. Read More
Read MoreBoston ESG investment firm takes aim at companies that give to election deniers
“We think a healthy and functioning democracy is good for shareholders," a Stance Capital portfolio manager said. Read More
Read MoreWithum grows locally with acquisition of 74-year-old Braintree firm
At more than seven decades old, the accounting firm O’Connor & Drew has deep roots in the Boston area. As of the start of this year, it’s also now part of a growing national company with bigger ambitions. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Lexington blood tech startup raises $13.2M
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 MoreGarage demolition underway at AstraZeneca’s future Kendall Square home
It’s the first step on a years-long, billion-dollar path to build a new research center for the life sciences giant. Read More
Read MoreGE HealthCare acquires AI health company to expand ultrasound capabilities
The ultrasound segment of GE HealthCare brought in $3 billion to the company last year, and was a leading cause of growth in fiscal 2022. Read More
Read MoreOn eve of shutdown, Cambridge biotech loses 84% of staff, including 5 execs
In the midst of exploring a sale, Magenta Therapeutics Inc. is laying off the vast majority of its staff, including five executives. Read More
Read MoreHarvard names committee to oversee slavery initiative
Harvard has appointed members to a committee that’ll oversee the university’s efforts to dig deeper into Harvard’s long-ago ties to slavery and making amends through new college partnerships. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Include Western Mass. in state’s economic success
One principle that should guide the state’s economic policy must be sharing the successes of our Boston-centric economy statewide, giving residents and businesses in Central and Western Massachusetts a chance to participate in the robust growth. Read More
Read MoreLawmakers look to revise or repeal controversial tax cap law
A number of progressive legislators have filed bills that, if enacted, would either repeal or alter Chapter 62F of the Massachusetts General Laws, the once-obscure 1986 tax cap law which sent nearly $3 billion back to taxpayers last year. Read More
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