Archive for June 2023
Mass. AG takes steps toward enforcing automobile right-to-repair law
After a legal battle delayed enforcement of the law, which voters passed overwhelmingly in 2020, the AG office is now forcing car dealerships to tell buyers they can get their car serviced anywhere. Read More
Read MoreVerve Therapeutics co-founder is GV’s new general partner
The firm’s new Cambridge-based general partner spent a decade at the Broad Institute helping spin out more than 20 companies. Read More
Read MoreOut of office: Here are founders’ favorite places to work in Greater Boston
Whether you’re looking for a workspace that’s kid or dog friendly, has waterside seating or features an extensive beer menu, these founders’ recommendations have you covered. Read More
Read MoreHealey announces $50M workforce training program for ‘high-growth’ industries
Gov. Maura Healey is launching a $50 million workforce training initiative aimed at high-growth industries, starting with the life sciences. Read More
Read MoreRemote work driving ‘office real estate apocalypse’ as buildings sit empty
New research indicates that the Covid-19 pandemic and the rush of remote work that followed has erased more than $500 billion in commercial real estate value nationwide. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the bankrupcties are coming
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in business news right here in Boston, including Day 1 takeaways from the BIO convention, a new statewide advocacy coalition set to launch, Good News Tuesday, and bankruptcies on the rise. Read More
Read MoreBusiness leaders create new statewide Latino advocacy coalition
A coalition of Latino leaders in business, policy, advocacy and philanthropy has been quietly forming since last fall and is now ready to debut and share its vision to become a statewide economic policy and advocacy powerhouse. Read More
Read MoreEquipment firm more than doubles space with West Bridgewater move
A provider of lighting and other equipment to the entertainment and event industries has agreed to lease a new warehouse in West Bridgewater developed by Marcus Partners. The deal marks the fourth time in two years that Marcus has fully leased an industrial project in Greater Boston before it was finished. Read More
Read MoreGood News Tuesday: Sal’s Pizza partners with the Red Sox to recognize young students
Sal’s Pizza, the official pizza of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Public Schools, announced The Sal’s Pizza Red Sox First Pitch Contest, in which a Boston Public School student in grades 3-6 who has demonstrated leadership within their school, community, or within their own family, can win the opportunity to throw out the first…
Read MoreAfter Day 1 at BIO, talent, workforce and AI are top of mind
More than 16,000 people flocked to the Boston Exhibition and Convention Center Monday for the BIO International Convention, a major gathering of biopharma executives and investors that hasn’t been held in Boston since 2018. Here’s what attendees had to say. Read More
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