Archive for January 2025
Boston dental AI startup raises $40M in VC funds
The MIT spinout has raised a $40 million Series B to begin using generative AI and continue to expand its market penetration. Read More
Read MoreFive Things: AI bubbles, a stock crash, spurned suitors and multibillion-dollar M&A deals
Here are today’s Five Things You Need to Know in Boston business news, including earthquakes, an AI bubble, stock crash, spurned suitors and multibillion-dollar M&A deals Read More
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? A new bank brand is coming to Boston
Brookline, Berkshire and DCU are the latest local names in banking to go away amid mergers and acquisitions. Here’s what branding experts say institutions consider when it comes to names. Read More
Read MoreThe National Observer: How federal real estate decisions could affect CRE sector
We’re looking at the waning fortunes of Florida’s burgeoning status as a startup hub, an insurance group laying off hundreds and the three states in which a major bank is looking to grow. But first, we examine how decisions in the federal government could affect the commercial real estate sector. Read More
Read MoreCity Realty cuts heights on Brookline mixed-use project
Brookline is rezoning a slice of Route 9 that includes the property in order to boost the town’s commercial tax base. Read More
Read MoreCRE loan modifications create a looming ‘maturity wall’
Loan modifications and short-term loan extensions have been popular tactics among borrowers and lenders on loans backing properties facing vacancy and value declines since the pandemic. Read More
Read MoreAspenTech to be acquired in $7.2 billion deal
After the merger, one of the Bay State’s largest public companies will become a subsidiary of a Missouri-based Fortune 500. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Beth Israel union, dog groomers, Belichick history lesson, and trillion-dollar home values
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your busy Monday. Read More
Read MoreThese Mass. communities have the highest tax rates for 2025
Tax rates among cities and towns in the state have fallen every year since 2021, but assessments of single-family homes in the state have been rising even faster. Read More
Read MoreCorporate Transparency Act remains in limbo after Supreme Court decision
The agency in charge of implementing the Corporate Transparency Act issued a new directive for small-business owners in response to the court’s decision. Read More
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