Archive for March 2024
Local CF startup raises one of the largest VC rounds in Mass. so far this year
A Waltham startup developing new treatments for cystic fibrosis has raised the largest Series C funding round so far in Massachusetts this year. Read More
Read MoreWentworth program connects local students with construction jobs
The first cohort of Industry Corps will complete the two-year program in April. Read More
Read MoreLaw firm lease lengths in Boston fall behind national trend
Boston’s law firm real estate market is on a different trajectory than the rest of the nation because the city’s legal sector is on a different trajectory, said Jeff Myers, a research director at Colliers. Read More
Read MoreState begins closer financial oversight of two Mass. colleges
Two small faith-based colleges in Massachusetts have come under stricter financial oversight by the state’s Department of Higher Education, which has warned it can’t confirm that either school has enough resources to last through next school year. Read More
Read MoreWendy’s ‘dynamic pricing’ drew backlash, but experts say the concept is here to stay
An increasing number of companies are using software to predict and manage optimal prices in real time. Customers hate it. Read More
Read MoreAfter Thrasio’s bankruptcy, another e-commerce aggregator gets acquired
Perch has reached a deal with German e-commerce aggregator Razor Group in a transaction that is also creating some redundancies for the Boston-based business. Read More
Read MoreBU’s new robotics and AI center is now open
The center aims students from the undergraduate to doctorate levels to be better positioned to enter industry or start their own ventures. Read More
Read MoreSomerville battery tech maker Form Energy lays off workers
Just days before Gov. Maura Healey picked Form Energy as the stage to unveil her $1 billion climatetech initiative last week, the Somerville-based battery tech maker laid off workers. Read More
Read MoreEast Boston Neighborhood Health Center to rebrand in June
The largest community health center in Massachusetts is taking on a new name later this year. Read More
Read MoreFranklin Cummings Tech starting work on Roxbury campus
Franklin Cummings Tech is holding a second ceremony for its new Roxbury campus — and this one will mark the start of construction on a 68,000-square-foot new building. Read More
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