Archive for September 2023

The Cannabis Control Commission, which sets the rules for an industry responsible for $1.4 billion in commerce last year, must be brought under stricter oversight now. Read More

Med-tech giant Boston Scientific said Tuesday that it’s agreed to buy Relievant Medsystems, an Minnesota-based medical device company that’s developed a minimally invasive treatment for lower back pain. Read More

BU awarded $75,000 to eight faculty-led projects. The winners are working on technology such as an AI-based tool that improves elementary students’ reading skills and an enamel-mimicking formula that can repair damaged teeth. Read More

Here are the 5 things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Tuesday, including professional women’s soccer, more cannabis clashes, a new IPO, migrant work permits and our woeful sports teams. Read More

Twenty-one organizations signed the letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Together, they represent more than 10,000 employers. Read More

Newmark has landed a retail brokerage team led by two veterans with expertise in Boston neighborhoods including Back Bay and the Seaport District. "I would say very broadly that the retail market in Boston is as strong as I’ve seen it in the 21 years I’ve been doing this in Boston," a group leader said.…

New U.S. News & World Report rankings of the country’s best colleges has a new methodology this year — sending some Massachusetts schools rising or falling. Read More

A biotech once led by a longtime Vertex Pharmaceuticals executive is making layoffs and moving headquarters. Read More

Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus spoke to the Business Journal about finding shelters for migrants, the upcoming bond bill and what the return of rent control could mean for the state’s housing crisis. Read More