Archive for June 2023
Asian-owned businesses are exploding in Mass., but few get mentorship
There has been an explosion in the number of Asian-owned entrepreneurship in Massachusetts, according to business organizers. But a poll suggests most don’t receive coaching or advice. Read More
Read MoreUnion workers at Encore vote to authorize strike
A majority of 1,400 union workers at a five-star casino and hotel in Everett voted to approve a strike on Wednesday, demanding better wages and benefits. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and so long, District Hall as we know it
Good morning, Boston. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know today, plus Doug the quahog’s beach-day prediction, Leerink’s buyout, new hospital CEOs, a Quabbin anniversary and big changes for District Hall. Read More
Read MoreCriminal gangs are using sham bank accounts to steal billions
How could criminals engineer a yearlong, multimillion-dollar fraud just by relying on a couple of employees at two small bank branches in a scheme with victims piling up into hundreds? Because it’s easy. Read More
Read MoreJob one for new CEO of semiconductor company: ‘Get to revenue as quickly as possible’
Waltham-based Finwave Semiconductor plans to tout its locally developed tech when applying for funding from the CHIPS and Science Act. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: House, Senate infighting is hampering the state’s progress on energy
Dysfunction on Beacon Hill is making guidance on regulations around EV charging stations slower and more confusing than ever. Read More
Read MoreHere’s why this Weston investor bought a half-empty Quincy office building
The manufacturing executive acquired the property for $5.5 million, less than a third of its purchase price in the mid-2000s. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Surface Oncology to be acquired; Bayer promotes new U.S. head
Surface Oncology is set to be acquired by a California biotech for up to $65 million, plus other life sciences news you may have missed. Read More
Read MoreCurry College appoints former gubernatorial nominee as new president
Curry College, a liberal arts college in Milton, has appointed its 15th president who was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2018 and has an involved background in state politics and law. Read More
Read MoreInnovation Studio to leave District Hall after tax-break program ended
The move marks the end of a 10-year public-private partnership agreement that saw the Seaport rise from a relatively barren area into a pricey neighborhood known for its ever-rising condo towers and growing concentration of corporate headquarters. Read More
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