Archive for February 2024

Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives and Venture Forum will host the program, meant to assist early and later-stage life sciences entrepreneurs. Read More

Massachusetts, looking to play up its role in the founding of the United States, has named a coordinator for its tourism efforts two years before the country’s 250th anniversary. Read More

The Department of Public Health elevated the risk level of two regions of the state to Tier 3, which could result in hospitals slashing elective, non-urgent procedures and services. Read More

Kristen Craft is the new Vice President & Business Partner Manager at Fidelity for Startups, one of the largest brokerage firms in the United States, headquartered here in Boston. She’s a major catalyst supporting Fidelity in its efforts to help fill the startup banking void in Boston. Read More

Everbridge, which held an IPO in 2016, is going private after making a deal with a deep-pocketed acquirer. Read More

The ocean climate-focused fund, which was founded in October 2022, recently announced its investment into 14 startups. Propeller invests in companies developing technologies that use the ocean to regulate the climate, but is open to expanding its focus. Read More

Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Monday, including new business confidence numbers, biotech jobs turnaround, retail news and Boston’s World Cup matches. Read More

We asked biotech recruiters what the 2024 job market could hold, and what factors could change this year for the better. Here’s what they said. Read More

The U.S. economy growing at a 3.3% annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2023 and strong labor markets are some of the reasons behind the strengthening of business confidence. Read More

Companies are using the Secure 2.0 legislation passed by Congress in 2022 to recruit and retain workers — and the effects could be big for Gen Z. Read More