Archive for April 2023
JLL brokerage team in D.C. moves to CBRE
A team of brokers with ties to Boston and D.C. have moved from JLL to CBRE. Read More
Read MoreVC funding update: Which Boston-area startups raised money in March?
Talk about a big funding month! Boston-area startups raised around $904.5 million in March. That’s up from $406.7 million in February. Meet the companies raking in new capital. Read More
Read MoreBurnout is fueling turnover for employers — but it’s also having a significant impact on new business formations
The pandemic-fueled increase in new business formations is maintaining its momentum. But there are some new reasons people are taking the entrepreneurial leap. Read More
Read MoreBostInno Approved: Here are the April events you need to know about
April’s tech and startup events include the "Blackness in Tech" conversation hosted by Artdacity, the 2023 MIT Climate & Energy Prize finals, Sustainable Blockchain Summit and more. Read More
Read MoreFacing ‘stunning’ labor shortage, MBTA hikes hiring bonuses
Hours after a new analysis found the MBTA needs to hire 2,800 more employees this year came out Monday, the T announced that as of April 15, it will begin offering $7,500 sign-on bonuses for positions throughout the organization. Read More
Read MoreWhat CEOs of public companies are saying about SVB collapse
Public companies are monitoring what’s happening with Silicon Valley Bank and its new owner, Raleigh’s First Citizens Bank. Read More
Read MoreDeveloper proposes 15-story hotel just off Boston Common
The hotel “will supply much-needed economy hotel space to the downtown,” the filing said. Read More
Read MoreStartup that hoped to reverse genetic blindness shuts down
The company aimed to build on the work down by the original Vedere Bio before it was acquired by Novartis. But it never got off the ground. Read More
Read MoreMerrimack Valley, RTN credit unions plan merger
Members of Merrimack Valley Credit Union (MVCU) and RTN Federal Credit Union (RTN) voted in favor of merging the two financial organizations last week, the companies announced on Friday. The merger would make the new union one of the five largest credit unions in the state, members said. Read More
Read MoreDeparting CEO Lior Div: SoftBank ‘wants Cybereason to stay independent’
A new cash infusion of $100 million led by SoftBank Corp. in Boston-based Cybereason Inc. comes with an executive vice president of SoftBank Corp. becoming the new CEO of the endpoint security unicorn. Read More
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