Archive for February 2025
Rockpoint pays $120M for central Mass. logistics facility
Thanks to a surge in construction during the pandemic, an increasing amount of Greater Boston’s industrial real estate is sitting empty. Read More
Read MoreRecord-high vacancies aren’t stopping construction of new office buildings
There are at least seven notable office buildings under construction in Boston and Cambridge. Read More
Read MoreNorthland seeks to cut offices out of Newton mixed-use project
Northland Investment Corp.’s proposed changes are now before the Newton City Council. Read More
Read MoreMass. health center funding uncertain after Trump memo
Massachusetts’ community health centers provide critical care to the state’s most underserved populations. Read More
Read MoreNew York IT firm cb20 expands to Boston
The Saratoga Springs, New York company is planning an office there later this year. Read More
Read MoreCape Cod sheriff rips Healey’s mental health cuts
Given the state’s unmet mental health care needs, Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley says Gov. Maura Healey should be pursuing “exactly the opposite” of her strategy to cut costs by laying off half the state’s case workers. Read More
Read MoreLawmakers take aim at Covid small-business loan collections
Republicans have been critical of past efforts to recoup small-business assistance dollars. Newly proposed legislation takes aim at that funding. Read More
Read MoreBoston judge pauses Donald Trump’s so-called buyout offer for federal workers
The injunction comes just ahead of the administration’s deadline for workers to take up the resignation offer. Read More
Read MoreSomerville waste management company hits $1B valuation
The first local company to reach “unicorn” status in 2025 isn’t a tech startup, unlike most of the “unicorns” Greater Boston has produced in recent years. Read More
Read MoreMass. needs to build 222k homes to address crisis, Healey says
The new goal will require a pickup in construction, especially over the past couple of years, according to the state’s new housing plan. Read More
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