Archive for September 2023
Have you thanked your employees today? Here’s why that question could be critical.
Employers are shifting their focus from recruitment to retention as the job market softens. That makes culture critical, and new data shows one key ingredient is often overlooked. Read More
Read MoreAgtech company Inari accused of executing ‘premeditated scheme’ to get seeds
Cambridge-based unicorn company Inari is being sued by Corteva in federal court. Read More
Read MoreRI, CT and MA could coordinate next offshore wind procurement
Massachusetts is currently seeking 5.6 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2027, enough to power 25% of its homes. Read More
Read More‘The environment has been improving’ for women in Mass. life sciences
Despite slow growth in the numbers of women on boards or in the CEO roles at life science companies, some see a sea change underway. Read More
Read MoreBlueHub Capital gets $65M tax credit allocation
BlueHub Capital has been awarded $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. This makes the nonprofit a ten-time NMTC recipient. Read More
Read MoreCannabis investor Casa Verde aims to shape a fast-changing industry
The former president of the Harvard Business School Cannabis Club, Carter Lewis joined cannabis investing firm Casa Verde as a vice president to help lift up the industry. Read More
Read MoreCappella is translating baby babble with its forthcoming app
When a baby starts to cry, new parents have to play a guessing game to figure out why. Hunger? A dirty diaper? Or something more serious, like pain? Apolline Deroche says some of that guesswork can be eliminated by an app her startup, Cappella, is aiming to launch this fall that acts as an AI-powered…
Read MoreCommentary: Partisanship’s threat to business
Partisan politics has gone beyond Capitol Hill and has now leached into the business world. The question is, what can be done about it? The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate has teamed up with the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation and the Bipartisan Policy Center to find solutions to the great divide.…
Read MoreThymmune gets ARPA-H grant to boost immune function in aging people
Thymmune Therapeutic launched in February with a plan to restore damaged or non-functional tissue of the thymus, a small organ responsible for making T cells that fight infections. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Desktop Metal’s dead deal, a ‘devastating’ year for hospital finances and Gen Xers’ latest woes
Good morning and Happy National Coffee Day. Grab your favorite cup o’ joe and read on for the 5 things to know in Boston business news to start your Friday, from Desktop Metal’s dead deal to Mass. hospitals’ hurting profitability to Gen X’s latest dilemma. Read More
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