Archive for August 2023

Warby Parker’s Andrew Hunt co-founded Boston-based Elephant Partners in 2015 with Jeremiah Daly. The eyeglasses firm went public in 2021. Read More

A second Boston-area biotech is looking to brave the choppy waters of 2023’s IPO market. Read More

After only months on the job, Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca plans to step down in two weeks and hand the role of the Healey administration’s top transportation official to a deputy, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Monday. Read More

Over 100 employees in Boston and Wellesley will be let go in October. Read More

Richard Banfield, the founder and CEO of Fresh Tilled Soil, lost his wife Kristy to cancer in 2022. He sold his company and turned to art as a form of solace to grieve her passing. Read More

Here are the five things you need to know today. Read More

Dispensary owners say Mastercard’s ban on cannabis debit transactions will lead to a greater reliance on cash. Read More

The Supreme Court overturning affirmative action in university admissions processes was not the only news as the new school year begins. Read More

The state Supreme Judiciary Court ruled against online brokerage Robinhood in its fight to block a Massachusetts fiduciary rule that says that broker-dealers have a fiduciary obligation to provide investment advice without regard to the interests of anyone but their customers. Read More

The new rule from the National Labor Relations Board is the latest effort by the Biden Administration to remove barriers to union organizing. Read More