Archive for February 2023
BPDA hires new planning director from Hartford
The new hire will help lead the planning overhaul envisioned by Mayor Michelle Wu. Read More
Read MoreMetroWest shopping center sells for $11 million
A Framingham developer has paid $11 million for a Roche Bros.-anchored shopping center in Westborough. Read More
Read MoreMayor Michelle Wu asks Greater Boston biz leaders to partner on transit, housing, workforce development
Boston’s unemployment rate is back at pre-pandemic levels, but the city faces headwinds in housing and transit. Read More
Read MoreNew labs proposed near Southie power plant redevelopment
Life sciences development is creeping over Reserved Channel into another part of South Boston. Read More
Read MoreAmerica’s Test Kitchen acquired by Martha Stewart, Emerill Lagasse parent company
America’s Test Kitchen, an industry brand name with a cooking show, podcast and cookbooks, has been bought by a New York media firm whose portfolio also includes Martha Stewart’s and Emeril Lagasse’s brands. Read More
Read MoreCVS: $10.6B deal will ‘super-charge’ its place in primary care market
The Rhode Island-based CVS confirmed today it will acquire Oak Street in an all-cash deal at $39 per share, thereby gaining 191 medical clinics in 21 states, a network of 600 providers and 159,000 at-risk patients, and a technology platform. Read More
Read MoreTo hire and retain Gen Z women, offer them the opportunity to make a difference
While many companies are in talks internally about how to hire and retain Gen Z employees in their companies, the companies that will attract the most Gen Z workers, especially young women, are those that give them an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, according to Boston-area women in the business, nonprofit, and education sectors.…
Read MoreAfter only one week, sports betting compliance called into question
Legal sports betting has been live in Massachusetts for one week and the Mass. Gaming Commission is apparently already investigating whether two of the three sportsbooks in the state have violated its rules around what events can and cannot be wagered on. Read More
Read MoreCannabis testing labs form trade association for louder voice on consumer safety, testing integrity
Cannabis testing labs have formed a trade association to advocate for consumer safety and testing integrity with a unified voice. Read More
Read MoreMental health AI chatbot, card games and electrolyte popsicles: Harvard’s i-lab announces latest cohort
Startups building a AI-driven mental health chatbot, card games and electrolyte popsicles are among the student ventures in the Harvard Innovation Labs’ spring cohort. Read More
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