Archive for September 2023

Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More

Industry trends are changing the franchise model, as franchisees today are more likely today to own several brands, and they’re more often backed by private equity. Read More

The BPDA approved a plan meant to spur the construction of new housing, and also gave the green light to One Mystic, a proposed 503-unit apartment building a few blocks from the Sullivan Square Orange Line station. Read More

From FedEx to the AICPA, free small-business grants totaling more than $100,000 are up for grabs in October 2023. Here’s how companies can cash in. Read More

The new initiative seeks to devote roughly $1.1 billion each to academic programs and to financial aid, and another $750 million to student life initiatives. Read More

Treasurer Deb Goldberg said that there have been "several serious allegations" against O’Brien, but O’Brien said she was "unlawfully" removed. She is seeking a court order that she should be allowed to serve out her term. Read More

"Finally, most businesses and other organizations are addressing — or are at least aware of — the critical need to support employees facing mental health issues," writes Tom Grape of Benchmark Senior Living. Read More

The cost of temporary staffing at Massachusetts hospitals doubled in 2022, according to the latest report from CHIA. It was up five-fold from 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to the report. Read More

The deal fell through after Stratasys said on Thursday that its shareholders did not approve the terms of the previously announced merger at a special meeting. Read More

Under the agreement, Milford Regional would become a member of the UMass Memorial Health System. Read More