Archive for February 2025
Wu to wipe out Back Bay bus lane as part of larger review
The mayor has kicked off a review of the city’s bike and bus lanes and other recent street changes. The road alterations — and bike lanes, in particular — have already become an issue in the mayoral race. Read More
Read MoreEastern Nazarene College reaches deal to sell campus
Eastern Nazarene College, the small private school in Quincy that’s planning to end operations, has reached an agreement to sell its campus to a developer. Read More
Read MoreConstruction begins on multimillion dollar Harvard Medical School redesign
The building, one of five that makes up Harvard Medical School’s quadrangle, will be renamed for a former biotech CEO. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Fix the state’s broken unemployment system
Massachusetts, and not businesses, should shoulder the $2.1B payment to resolve the erroneous use of federal funds used for unemployment benefits. We should also take this chance to overhaul the overly-generous unemployment system here. Read More
Read MoreFormer First Republic exec starts wealth management firm with Boston links
The new firm wants to provide better technology and services to those creating new wealth in AI, crypto and other hot sectors. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: JuliaHub
JuliaHub is doubling its investment in the pharmac Read More
Read MoreSurvey: High cost of living is driving residents to move out of Mass.
Two-thirds of former Massachusetts residents who moved to Florida or New Hampshire said their primary reason was the state’s high cost of living, according to a new survey by the business group Mass Opportunity Alliance. Read More
Read MoreFinal right-to-repair challenges dismissed by judge
A federal judge has tossed the remainder of a legal challenge automakers brought against a motor vehicle repair law Massachusetts voters approved more than four years ago. Read More
Read MoreTo jumpstart housing, Kraft vows to cut down affordability mandate
Kraft on Wednesday unveiled more details for the housing plan he floated during his campaign kickoff last week, including a voluntary form of rent control. Read More
Read MoreWorkflow-software company becomes latest unicorn, closes $125M VC round
A Dublin-based workflow software company with offices in Boston and San Francisco is the latest to join the ranks of so-called “unicorns.” The company says it wants to power the world’s most important workflows and its new funding will help it towards that cause. Read More
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