Archive for September 2023
John Hancock is moving iconic sign to new home in Back Bay
The company has got approval to move the sign — which lived in Fenway Park for 20 years — to the company’s U.S. headquarters building in Back Bay. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Pay disclosure law has upsides, but needs work
The Business Journal’s latest editorial says the state’s salary-disclosure bill is worth supporting, but it requires some changes that would ease the impact on small businesses while maintaining the intent to bring about pay equity. Read More
Read MoreTwo luxury watch brands set to take Burberry’s place on Newbury St.
Two luxury watch sellers are moving into Newbury Street’s former Burberry space, as the block closest to the Public Garden turns into a high-end watch hub. Read More
Read MoreEmployees at closed First Republic branches still have a job (for six months)
Two of the five First Republic Bank branches in Massachusetts have closed this month as its new parent, JPMorgan Chase & Co, shut down a quarter of the failed bank’s branches across the country. The employees at those branches still have a job — for six months. Read More
Read MorePediatric mental health company Cartwheel raises $20M in Series A
Cartwheel, a Cambridge-based mental health company, had a $20 million Series A fundraise to provide mental healthcare to children. Read More
Read MoreMarc Raibert’s Boston Dynamics AI Institute hires ethics lead
The announcement of the new hire comes a couple of months after the Boston Dynamics founder told the Business Journal about his vision for the Cambridge-based institute as the "Bell Labs of AI and robotics." Read More
Read MoreSome office markets may be close to bottoming out while others are showing more cracks
A number of high-growth markets are worth watching in the coming quarters because of their ongoing construction activity and questions about what demand might fill existing vacant space. Read More
Read MoreThis Portland startup is using AI to assess body-movement health
Kinotek, which is seeing fast adoption in the fitness space, is one of the companies that observers of the Portland ecosystem called a startup to watch. Read More
Read MoreNurses strike at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Methuen
Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley in Methuen are striking on Wednesday for pay increases. Read More
Read MoreMass. Convention Center Authority re-bid fails to draw new developers
This spring, the agency relaunched a call for proposals to develop more than six acres of land near the South Boston convention center. But it revealed Tuesday that it ended up with the same two development teams it had started with. The lack of new competitors marks the latest twist in what has turned into…
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