Archive for March 2024
Back Bay Hilton hotel to be sold for $171M
Demand for Boston hotel rooms rebounded past pre-pandemic levels last year, according to CBRE data. Among major U.S. markets, only Hawaii, New York and Miami are projected to have higher revenue per available room. Read More
Read MoreVC funding update: Which Boston area startups raised money in February?
A handful of Boston area startups brought in just shy of $410 million in February. Read More
Read MoreLabor shortfall of 1.1M workers predicted in wake of new federal efforts
The U.S. could be nearly 1.1 million workers short of the labor force needed to take full advantage of Biden-era legislation without new training initiatives, according to new research from UMass Amherst. Read More
Read MoreWe have a housing shortage, but homes are on the way
There isn’t enough new housing being built in the Boston area to suddenly make the region affordable. But builders are finding places to build. Here’s where. Read More
Read MoreSmall-business grants you can apply for in March 2024
FedEx, NAACP, L’Oreal, Barclays, LegalZoom and others are offering hundreds of thousands of dollars in business grants in March 2024. Here’s how to apply. Read More
Read MoreCommentary: The IRA’s impact on medical innovation
The head of the New England Venture Capital Association writes that government-mandated drug pricing policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act and efforts to expand those policies to the commercial sector could prevent New England from remaining one of the top life science and biotechnology hubs in the nation. Read More
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