Archive for June 2023
Student debt decision hurts racial equity, Tufts professor says
The Supreme Court’s decision on President Biden’s student loan debt program will hurt racial equity, according to a sociology professor at Tufts University. Read More
Read MoreAfter canceling affirmative action, ‘the agenda doesn’t change,’ experts say
The end of a federal right to affirmative action should not let businesses or universities shy away from commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, experts told the Boston Business Journal. Read More
Read MoreMIT-Novartis spinout cancels Woburn biomanufacturing project
A pharmaceutical firm has pulled out of a biomanufacturing project in Woburn, citing unexpected budgetary concerns. Read More
Read MoreGrillo’s goes to court again to defend its pickles
Grillo’s Pickles, a Needham company that’s on the grocery shelves of Walmart, Stop & Shop, Whole Foods Market and others, is suing a competitor a second time for what it says is theft of its proprietary recipe. Read More
Read MoreTwo years after IPO, a Lexington biotech shuts down
A Lexington biotech is set to dissolve only two years after it went public via IPO. Read More
Read MoreGordan Ramsay’s Boston burger joint to open next week
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will be bringing his signature burgers to Boston with the opening of his new restaurant on July 5. Read More
Read MoreBurns & Levinson hires two partners away from Sunstein LLP partners
Boston-based Burns & Levinson has scooped up two attorneys — Kathryn Noll and Alexander Smolenski, Jr. — to join as partners in its IP group. Both attorneys were previously partners at Sunstein LLP. Read More
Read MoreDOE-backed Mass. projects aim to reduce industrial carbon emissions
Two Massachusetts-based projects aiming to reduce carbon emissions in the industrial sector received more than $3.1 million total in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More
Read MoreA product for resting on airplanes is raising funds for takeoff
The company was founded by two Boston-area residents who bonded over a shared frustration with the cramped and uncomfortable seating on airplanes. Read More
Read MoreWu may delay start of tougher mandate on housing developers
Under the current proposal, changes to the city’s inclusionary development policy would go into effect in early 2024, but "we are thinking about what implementation date and phasing-in might make sense" given economic conditions, the mayor told the Business Journal. Read More
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