Archive for March 2025
Five big Mass. employers lose $21B in Monday’s stock market rout
The selloff was spurred by the mounting tariff war driven by President Donald Trump and the possibility of a federal government shutdown are among the reasons for the drop. Read More
Read MorePhotos: Work is underway at White Stadium
Boston’s new professional women’s soccer team, BOS Nation, hopes to begin play at White Stadium at this time next year. Here are photos of the renovation. Read More
Read More$15M sale of One Dalton condo tops last week’s home sales
Other top-sellers in the week ending March 7 included a 10,000-square-foot home in Dover and large homes on Beacon Hill and Back Bay. Read More
Read MoreBoston drug testing startup wins SXSW pitch contest
Boston-based MabLab is developing five-in-one test strips to detect the deadliest lacing agents in drugs and drinks. Read More
Read MoreTrump’s SBA has mostly focused on cuts. Here are the loan programs it wants to expand.
The agency has announced controversial moves regarding its offices but also is hoping to grow two key lending programs. Read More
Read MoreBillion-dollar boxes: Boston shipping container firm to be acquired
The company that makes and leases shipping containers was founded in 2018 with the goal to build a fleet of 1 million 20-foot units. Read More
Read MoreFederal government real estate shake-up could shift balance from owned to leased space
The Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal real estate could result in a shift away from owned to leased properties. Read More
Read MoreGSA’s expected mass real estate sell-off has more questions than answers
While federal real estate reductions aren’t unprecedented, the approach, magnitude and speed with which the current administration is looking to cut space are. Read More
Read MoreHarvard, MIT pause hiring amid uncertainty
Harvard and MIT are putting temporary freezes on new hiring as they and other colleges respond to uncertainty and potential drops in federal funding. Read More
Read MoreInvestment firm FL Putnam expands southward with Virginia acquisition
The Massachusetts investment firm, which began in Boston a century ago, has until now confined its brick-and-mortar presence to the Northeast. Read More
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