Archive for January 2024
Brigham and Women’s president leaves
Dr. Robert S.D. Higgins is leaving Massachusetts’ second-largest hospital to take a new job in Chicago. Read More
Read MoreBoston-based Yellow Wood acquires ChapStick brand
A Boston firm is buying the iconic lip balm brand in a deal worth approximately $510 million. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Langer spinout partners with Astellas; Apnimed preps for product launch
One common thread in this week’s life science news is Robert Langer, the MIT professor of chemical engineering and serial entrepreneur who helped found over 40 biotech companies. Two of his spinouts made headlines this week. Read More
Read MoreLargest Law Firms in Massachusetts
Please note: This is an expanded version of the list that goes beyond the top 50 that appear in the print edition. In regard to Mass. lawyers, the BBJ’s survey specified that this refers to lawyers physically located in the firm’s Mass. office(s). Total Mass. staff refers to all personnel in this state, including attorneys…
Read MoreFive things: GE’s ex-HQ, 3D printing layoffs, Healey budget and return-to-office mistakes
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Thursday, including the ad agency moving into GE’s former headquarters, Gov. Healey’s budget, and mistakes companies make about the return to the office. Read More
Read MorePR firm Greenough names new CEO as founder takes new role
The founder, who has been in the CEO role since 1999, is now the agency’s executive chairman. Read More
Read MoreAlexandria buys F.W. Webb site on development-primed Dot Ave.
The closing of the deal coincides with F.W. Webb’s opening of a larger store and showroom this week in Newmarket. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Don’t believe the hype. DEI efforts are alive and well in Mass.
Headlines over the past several months give the impression that business, academic and political leaders are backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts due to the barrage of politically motivated attacks. But that’s just not the case. Read More
Read MoreNurses at Dana-Farber’s Methuen site ratify first union contract
Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley in Methuen ratified their first contract this week after a strike in September to demand increased wages. Read More
Read MoreGirl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts head is retiring
Barbara Fortier is retiring from her post as CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, ending a 23-year run at the nonprofit. Read More
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