Archive for March 2023
Crawford Drug is a prescription lifeline and community anchor in Dorchester
A roughly century-old, independent pharmacy on Dorchester Avenue in Ashmont is an increasingly rare mom-and-pop business. In its neighborhood, it’s a boon to those who need the personal touch not all pharmacies provide. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a ‘watershed moment’
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday, and new names and faces in the corner offices of key organizations. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Roche, Blueprint end lung cancer collab; Atea scraps dengue drug
Atea Pharmaceuticals is no longer working on a drug for dengue fever, citing a variety of challenges to running clinical studies. Read More
Read MoreHealey’s budget would keep public college costs flat and community college free for some
Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget would make tuition and fees flat for four years for in-state students at public campuses and make community college free for those 25 and older. Surtax funds from the millionaires tax would fund it. Read More
Read MoreLargest Residential Real Estate Firms in Massachusetts
Information was obtained from firm representatives. Data provided represents aggregate totals for the firms’ local offices and includes single-family, multifamily and condo sales. Per common industry practice, if a firm represented both sides of a particular transaction, it is counted twice in the Mass. gross residential sales volume. Sales volume may include off-market sales in…
Read MoreUMass Memorial Health board appoints first woman chair, first Latina vice chair
Dr. Lynda Young and Elvira Guardiola are joining the UMass Memorial Health board — the first woman chair and first Latina vice chair in the health system’s history. Read More
Read MoreA floor of the CambridgeSide mall will soon be lab space
SmartLabs is taking about 140,000 square feet of space in a part of the mall being redeveloped. Read More
Read MoreGov. Healey outlines workforce investment plans to address labor shortage
Healey said her budget bill includes funding for the MassReconnect program and investments in workforce development and early college programs, all designed to boost opportunities for individuals and employers and address labor shortages. Read More
Read MoreSoaring energy, medical costs: here’s where inflation is hitting Greater Boston hardest
Bostonians, like others across the country, have been contending with rising inflation over the past year. Here are the sectors where Bostonians are facing above-average inflation. Read More
Read MoreA Better City’s Rick Dimino to make way for new CEO
Kate Dineen, currently the business group’s chief operating officer, will be the organization’s first new CEO in almost 30 years. Read More
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