Archive for December 2023
Safar Partners looks to raise $300M for 3rd fund, documents show
The Cambridge-based VC firm invests primarily in startup with ties to MIT, Harvard University and the University of Rochester. Read More
Read MoreBoston area added 18,000 jobs in November
The Boston metro area added 18,000 in November from the prior month and 32,000 in the past year. Read More
Read MoreCancer-killing gel, minimally-invasive brain shunts: Here are recent startups spun out of area hospitals
Local hospitals are also the birthplace of biotech and healthtech startups. Here are five startups that began in the halls of Boston’s hospitals. Read More
Read MoreSecond investigation into CCC chair hinges on treatment of executive director
A judge late last week cleared the way for Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold a hearing on the potential termination of Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien, but the scheduling of that meeting is now tied to an open investigation that O’Brien thinks was "going well for her" when the treasurer’s team started downplaying its…
Read MoreTech layoffs 2023: Hundreds of job cuts continued to plague tech sector in Q4
In October, November and December, about ten tech companies headquartered or with signification operations in Massachusetts eliminated roughly 700 positions. Read More
Read MoreMeet the Boston innovation ecosystem leaders that emerged in 2023
Leadership changes shook up the ranks of organizations that support the local innovation ecosystem in 2023. Meet these new Boston tech leaders you need to know heading into 2024. Read More
Read MoreFive predictions for 2024’s real estate market
We close the book on 2023 with a look back at some of the year’s top stories in real estate, and we forecast what’s to come nationally in the year ahead. Read More
Read MoreMass. Clean Energy Center on verge of buying Salem port property
Coming soon to the state’s portfolio: 37-plus acres of harborside land in Salem, envisioned as the second major offshore wind port in Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Biotech layoffs, MGB mask mandate and feed your tree to a goat
Here are the five things you need to know, plus Visible Hands layoffs, Newbury Street rents and feed a goat your Christmas tree. Read More
Read MoreDespite headwinds, Newbury retail rents are higher than pre-Covid
Newbury Street may be tougher than critics have given it credit for. Neither the pandemic nor the emergence of high-end shops in the Seaport have hurt the street’s desirability among retailers and shoppers. Read More
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