Archive for June 2023
This business idea started at the Westwood dump. Now it’s racking up views on TikTok.
Kirk McKinney Jr. teamed up with his younger brother Jacob to start Junk Teens, a junk removal and disposal service, with their first pickup truck. Now the business has two dump trucks, a warehouse in Norwood — and nearly 145,000 followers on TikTok. Read More
Read MoreLawmakers knock plans to close Leominster maternity ward
Blasting UMass Memorial Health’s plans to shutter its Leominster maternity ward as "unconscionable," a bipartisan group of lawmakers urged their colleagues to strengthen state oversight of health care consolidations and closures. Read More
Read MoreIn diversity, community colleges find a powerful tool to combat enrollment and financial challenges
The percentage of non-white students increased an average of 8.89% over the last decade at mid-size, two-year public community colleges nationwide with fall enrollments of 3,700 to 10,000 students, according to a Buffalo Business First analysis of U.S. Department of Education data. Read More
Read MoreAlexandria sells five buildings in Cambridge, Waltham for $365M
A joint venture between Alloy Properties and Anchor Line Partners has acquired the properties. Read More
Read MoreWith new CFO, EverQuote kicks off cost-reduction plan
EverQuote has named a new CFO while revealing the first item on the new executive’s agenda: reducing costs. Read More
Read MoreHigh-end steakhouse hopes to capitalize on suburban success with Burlington location
Smith and Wollensky, a Boston-based steakhouse with locations across the country, has seen a spike of success post-pandemic in its suburban locations. That made Burlington a natural next step. Read More
Read MoreCommentary: ‘Death spiral’ in the small-business health insurance market
Well-intentioned state regulation has brought the small-business health insurance market to the verge of a “death spiral.” A broad, remedial policy examination is long overdue, according to two Pioneer Institute fellows in this commentary. Read More
Read MoreVibra Hospital to lay off 87 employees ahead of shutdown
Vibra Hospital plans to lay off 87 employees by Aug. 15 ahead of its shutdown later this summer, according to a notice filed last week with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Read More
Read MoreWith affirmative action ruling coming, prominent colleges are outspoken in favor
One group has been especially outspoken of keeping affirmative action in place: colleges themselves, including those who’ve already lost the ability to use affirmative action. Read More
Read MoreBoston Speaks Up with Devan Sood of Orca
Devan Sood is the Co-Founder of Orca, a membership-based network of furnished month-to-month accommodations in destinations around the world. Read More
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