Archive for March 2024
BBJ’s Boston Works event explores academic-industry partnerships to grow the state’s workforce
The state’s secretary of labor and workforce development said at a Boston Business Journal event Wednesday that there’s a greater need for increased collaboration between academia and industry partners. Read More
Read MoreClean energy unicorn receives $50M to accelerate Devens development
The firm says that once operational, the facility will produce up to 50 tons of green hydrogen per day. Read More
Read MoreAlltown Fresh looking to expand its upscale gas station stores
The five-year-old Waltham-based chain Alltown Fresh is looking to expand its locations, which serve a niche of higher-quality and freshly made food at a gas station market. Read More
Read MoreA government business reporting mandate loses in court. Here’s what happens next.
A U.S. District Court judge ruled the legislation exceeds the powers granted to it by the Constitution. Read More
Read MoreMassMutual looks to build health and wellness offerings, annuity business
MassMutual reached $1 trillion in life insurance coverage issued for the firm’s 4.3 million policyholders for the first time, according to the company’s annual report. MassMutual also saw record domestic sales of $39 billion. Read More
Read MoreCommentary: Response to migrant family health requires more urgency, collaboration
At Boston Health Care for the Homeless, four decades of providing healthcare to families and people experiencing homelessness have taught us one important lesson: if people are provided the resources to succeed, they have the potential to thrive. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Sustainable building, hospital noncompliance, Joann bankruptcy and presidential addresses
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Thursday, including Sustainable building, hospital non-compliance, Joann bankruptcy and drunken presidential addresses. Read More
Read MoreDraftKings CEO Jason Robins looks back on a year of online sports betting in Mass.
When online sports betting became legal in Massachusetts one year ago, it was a milestone for Boston-based DraftKings, which could finally launch its app in the state where the company itself was born more than a decade earlier. Read More
Read MorePetri Dish: C4’s deal with Merck KGaA; Boston and California biotechs merge
This week brought new partnerships, mergers and CEOs to Greater Boston’s biotech scene. Check out the latest news involving C4 Therapeutics, Merck KGaA, Akari Therapeutics and more. Read More
Read MoreGinkgo CEO to stress need for greater biosecurity in testimony to Congress
In testimony before the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Thursday, Ginkgo CEO Jason Kelly plans to warn the U.S. not to rely on “untrusted partners” for detecting biological risks. Read More
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