Archive for September 2023
Santander is helping turn chefs into food entrepreneurs
Santander Bank supports CommonWealth Kitchen’s Cultivate Small Business program, which provides education and training for small-business owners who are women, people of color or immigrants. Read More
Read MoreReal estate firm harnesses goodwill toward the Red Sox to help kids
These days, the Foundation to Be Named Later gets much of its aid from Foxfield, a Boston real estate development firm. Read More
Read MoreWoburn “green steel production” company raises Massachusetts’ largest Series C this year
Only 10 Massachusetts companies, including Boston Metal, have raised Series C rounds so far in 2023. During the same period last year there were 36 Series C announcements in the Bay State. Read More
Read MoreMIT wants to make space for ‘middle-market’ biotechs in Kendall Square
The school is asking Cambridge officials to allow changes to the "innovation space" in its future Volpe redevelopment in Kendall Square. Read More
Read MoreReshma Kewalramani aims to imbue Vertex with ‘a sense of responsibility’
The CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals is this year’s recipient of the Alan E. Lewis Alnoba CEO Social Leadership Award. Read More
Read MoreLilly backs Watertown cancer startup in $175M round
The equity investment for Mariana Oncology, a Watertown startup working to make radiation treatment more precise for certain cancers, comes from Eli Lilly and Co., Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Biogen secures $1.5B loan; Mersana CEO departs after trial failure
Biogen is acquiring Reata Pharmaceuticals with the help of a hefty loan, Novo Nordisk teams up with the Broad Institute and other life sciences news you may have missed. Read More
Read MoreBoston AI startup is the latest tech company to go public, via SPAC
The Boston company, which bills itself as an "industrial generative AI software company," has found its way towards the public markets. Read More
Read MoreWestborough clean energy company hits ‘unicorn’ status with $460M
Ascend Elements Inc. is the third tech company based in Massachusetts to pass a $1 billion valuation this year, and the second in the clean energy space. Read More
Read MoreJeff Andreini is out at Crowley following sexual harassment complaint
Jeff Andreini, vice president of Crowley Wind Services, “is no longer with Crowley,” corporate spokesperson David DeCamp confirmed to Business First on Tuesday, while declining to provide further comment. Read More
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