Archive for March 2025
AI healthtech startup closes $21M in venture capital, plans to hire
A Boston-based health tech company has closed its $21M Series A investment round to bolster its team and product. Read More
Read MoreDeveloper Tom O’Brien opts not to run against Wu
He will instead stay on as chief executive of The HYM Investment Group, the developer of Suffolk Downs and other major Boston-area real estate projects, he said in a statement Monday. Read More
Read MoreSBA loan fees are going up immediately. Here’s what to know.
Small-business owners could pay thousands more in loan fees as the SBA looks to cut costs and rightsize its lending operations. Read More
Read MoreOffice building near City Hall hits the market
More building owners — and in many cases, their lenders — are accepting the post-pandemic loss in value and looking to achieve what return they can. Read More
Read MoreThe National Observer: The new trend in luxury living is literally on the water
Cruise operators and real estate developers are expanding their horizons to meet new demands for luxury living. See what they’re offering as part of this week’s coverage from The National Observer. Read More
Read MoreCapping off Women’s History Month with largest women-led hackathon in New England
C10 Labs, an AI venture fund and studio, sponsored the event with Springboard Enterprises, an accelerator for women leaders. Read More
Read MoreNew shops, eateries coming to MarketStreet, plus more retail news
The Lynnfield shopping site has seven openings on the way by summer, including the clothing stores Indochino and Free People, as well as skin care retailer Glowbar. Read More
Read More‘Plaything for American plutocrats’: $6B Celtics sale highlights growing role of private equity in sports
William Chisholm, the majority owner in the new Celtics deal, is the co-founder of Silicon Valley PE firm STG. He’s part of a growing trend: Last year alone, more than $15 billion was spent on teams by private equity. Read More
Read MoreFeds slash NIH funding for 11 research projects at Boston hospitals, colleges
Studies that have had federal funding cut include work on transgender children’s health and use of vaccines — both areas targeted by the Trump administration. Read More
Read More5 for ’25: How to have difficult conversations as managers
Today’s business owners and managers face a unique set of circumstances in leading their companies, and their teams. Here are five tips from executive coach and former CEO Martha Brown on how to have uncomfortable conversations leaders might prefer to avoid. Read More
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