Archive for March 2023
Healey seeks to cut estate, capital gains taxes. Business groups want more.
The governor told business leaders Thursday that her administration remains “open to dialogue” on how to make the Bay State more affordable and more economically competitive. Read More
Read MoreBiotech workforce development would get a multimillion-dollar boost under Healey budget
The push to grow the life sciences workforce in Massachusetts is receiving a boost through Gov. Maura Healey’s first proposed budget. Read More
Read MoreGE Aerospace to invest $31M this year in Lynn aviation plant
General Electric Co. plans to invest $31 million in its Lynn plant as part of a larger effort to bolster its existing U.S. manufacturing facilities this year. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Jumpstart early college by connecting schools to colleges
School districts in the US are forming regional early-college consortia, compacts and collaboratives. Mutual growth, win-win relationships will transform historical competitors into collaborators — and it can be done here, writes two education advocates Read More
Read MoreBay State Banner, one of the nation’s oldest Black newspapers, sold to local investor group
The Bay State Banner, one of the nation’s oldest Black news organizations, has been sold by longtime owner and publisher Melvin B. Miller to a local investor group. Read More
Read MoreLawrence General Hospital CEO to retire
Lawrence General Hospital’s COO will serve as interim CEO as the board begins a search process for a successor. Read More
Read MoreNortheastern names new dean of D’Amore-McKim business school
Northeastern University has named a business school administrator from a university in Singapore as the new dean of its D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Read More
Read MoreHow shrinking home inventory varies in Boston neighborhoods and suburbs
Looking to buy a home in the Boston area isn’t just difficult because of high prices. It’s also because of a shrinking inventory. Here’s how much the number of sales changed last year in a dozen Boston neighborhoods, Cambridge, Newton, Quincy and Somerville. Read More
Read MoreJanji CEO explains merger with fellow running brand Oiselle
Somerville-based Janji and Seattle-based Oiselle are joining forces to grow their mission-driven brands. Read More
Read MoreCommunity bank Avidia taps Robert Cozzone as new CEO
Hudson-based Avidia Bank has tapped in Robert D. Cozzone as its new president and CEO. Cozzone will replace Mark O’Connell, who will retire in May after 35 years at the bank. Read More
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